Bayern Munich have set Tottenham a deadline of midnight on Friday to accept a club-record offer in excess of €100 million ($110m) for striker Harry Kane, sources have told ESPN.
Sources have told ESPN that Bayern’s latest bid comprises €100m guaranteed with up to approximately €20m in add-ons.
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Kane is in the final 12 months of his contract but Bayern are prepared to shatter their previous highest transfer — the €80m paid to Atletico Madrid for defender Lucas Hernandez — to land the England international.
Bayern are now awaiting an answer from Spurs and have threatened to move onto other targets if the bid is not successful.
Sources have told ESPN that Kane has no interest in signing a new deal with Spurs this summer, leaving the club to make a decision as to whether they cash in now or risk losing their prized asset for nothing at the end of the season.
Kane has been Bayern’s top target all summer but there is a desire on all sides to reach a conclusion as soon as possible rather than allow the situation to drag on into the start of the season.
Face-to-face talks have taken place this week between Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy and Bayern chief executive Jan-Christian Dreesen, and there is optimism that Kane is open to joining the Bundesliga champions if the two clubs can agree a fee.
Kane has scored 212 Premier League goals and is within touching distance of Alan Shearer’s all-time record (260) but is motivated by winning silverware having never lifted a trophy with Tottenham or England.
It remains to be seen whether Spurs are prepared to lose their talisman, however, as new head coach Ange Postecoglou looks to improve on last season’s eighth-place finish.
Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City will do “everything” to keep Bernardo Silva and Kyle Walker.
Silva has interest from Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain and Walker is wanted by Bayern Munich.
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City have already lost Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez this summer and Guardiola, who confirmed RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol is undergoing a medical on Friday ahead of his €90 million ($98.77m) move, wants the pair to stay.
“They are such important players for us, we are going to do everything,” Guardiola told a news conference on Friday. “It’s not like Gundogan where he finished a contract. We will do everything because replacing these two players is so difficult.
“We lost two incredible players for us in Ilkay and Riyad, who were massively important for us in big important games with goals and assists.
“To lose Kyle and Bernardo would be so difficult, that is why we are going to do everything to keep them.
There have been suggestions that both Silva and Walker are open to leaving the Etihad because they are keen for new challenges.
Guardiola said he won’t stand in their way if that’s the case, but insists City would first have to receive offers that reflect their importance to the club.
“From day one I don’t want any players who don’t want to be here,” he said.
“I want to work with guys who want to stay and work with staff and players, but after that we have to get a proper offer.
“If we don’t get a proper offer, he’s our player and we want him. If they want him, they will take a plane and come here and talk to our sporting director and CEO to make an agreement because three parts have to be there.
“For us to buy a player, just because we are Man City it is £10m or £15m more expensive than other clubs all the time. If people want our really really important players, first they have to make an offer and that hasn’t happened.”
City kick off their season in the Community Shield against Arsenal on Sunday (10:50 a.m. ET, stream live on ESPN+). Mikel Arteta has strengthened his squad with Declan Rice, Jurrien Timber and Kai Havertz and Guardiola is expecting a tough challenge from the Emirates next season.
“[Rice] is a really important player,” Guardiola said. “He’s a really nice guy and for the national team, is and will be important. Arsenal bought an incredible player. They [Arsenal] didn’t buy players to make the squad bigger, they buy starting XI players.
“I could not expect anything different. Newcastle have done it, Liverpool a bit less but with [Jordan] Henderson and Fabinho gone they will go to the market again. [Manchester] United do it again. It’s normal. Every season, the teams want to do better.”
