Manchester United\u2019s search for an elite centre-forward could eventually lead them back to one of the biggest names in English football. From United\u2019s perspective, the appeal is obvious. They would be signing a proven Premier League goalscorer, England captain and experienced leader capable of raising standards immediately.<\/p>\n The difficulty is that Bayern remain confident of keeping him, while several of Europe\u2019s biggest clubs are also monitoring the situation.<\/p>\n According to TEAMtalk, Harry Kane remains on Man United\u2019s wishlist, and the club would be prepared to finance a move if a genuine opportunity arises.<\/p>\n The 32-year-old has entered the final year of his Bayern contract, but the German champions have been speaking with his representatives for months and reportedly view an extension as a matter of \u201cwhen, not if.\u201d<\/p>\n Sir Jim Ratcliffe is a long-standing admirer and that United are ready to invest significant funds if Kane becomes available.<\/p>\n Barcelona and Real Madrid have made enquiries, while Tottenham continue to follow their former captain\u2019s situation closely.<\/p>\n \t\t\t
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Any summer deal still looks difficult. The Independent reported earlier this year that Bayern had entered intensive extension talks with Kane, whose current agreement runs until June 2027.<\/p>\n His extraordinary scoring record in Germany explains why Bayern are determined to avoid losing control of his future.<\/p>\n Man United should keep themselves informed without building their entire transfer plan around Kane. He would provide goals, leadership and the immediate authority required to improve a developing side.<\/p>\n However, United cannot afford to wait too long for a transfer that may never become realistic.<\/p>\n Bayern are confident, and competition from Madrid, Barcelona and Tottenham would make the financial package enormous.<\/p>\n If Kane genuinely becomes available, United should act decisively. Until then, they need alternative striker targets ready, because ambition is important, but smart planning matters even more.<\/p>\n Manchester United consider return to last summer\u2019s top target as Premier League rivals relent over \u00a3100m asking price<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Manchester United\u2019s search for an elite centre-forward could eventually lead them back to one of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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The club are understood to be watching developments in Germany closely, knowing that a rare opening may appear if Bayern Munich fail to secure their star striker on a new contract.<\/p>\nMan United prepared to fund ambitious move<\/h2>\n
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\n<\/section>\nBayern confidence leaves United waiting for an opening<\/h2>\n