Man City targeting world-class European striker as they prepare to admit defeat in Harry Kane chase | OneFootball

Man City targeting world-class European striker as they prepare to admit defeat in Harry Kane chase | OneFootball

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·26 July 2021

Man City targeting world-class European striker as they prepare to admit defeat in Harry Kane chase

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It was never going to be an easy task to prise Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur, and it appears that Man City may be preparing to admit defeat in their chase for the England captain after rumours surfaced linking them with another world-class striker.

The Daily Mirror note that Spurs chairman, Daniel Levy, is steadfast in his demand for £160m for any club that wishes to buy Kane, with the Daily Telegraph citing City sources as saying that they won’t pay such a figure.


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On a weekly wage of €300,000 (£256,000), a tweet from earlier in July by BBC journalist, Neil Henderson, which references a Daily Mail article, suggests that City would be willing to accommodate those salary demands in order to land the Polish hit-man.

Where that would leave Kane is anyone’s guess.

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