Bayern Munich are willing to play chicken with Tottenham over Harry Kane, strong in the belief the striker wants the move to Bavaria this summer.
That’s according to Kicker journalist Frank Linkesch, who covers the situation around him today and the sentiment from Bayern on the matter.
The German champions are pushing to sign Kane this summer as they look to finally fill the hole left behind by Robert Lewandowski’s move to Barcelona last summer.
Kane is believed to be keen on the switch, with recent reports even indicating he has turned down interest from Paris Saint-Germain as he only wants Bayern if he is to leave Tottenham.
Bayern are yet to match Tottenham’s demands for their top goal scorer, though, with Daniel Levy proving resistant to two bids so far despite the fact that Kane’s contract expires next summer.
At the moment, Levy appears completely uninterested in selling Kane, even showing a willingness to offer him a huge pay rise in an attempt to put Bayern to one side and remain where he is.
It means the potential transfer is stuck in limbo for the time being, with it unlikely to be resolved any time soon even if they do reach an agreement given the huge sums involved.
Linkesch certainly believes that is the case and has suggested Bayern are willing to be patient and play on any potential Tottenham nerves to get their man.
“A manager from FC Bayern already said two weeks ago that they are prepared for the fact that there will be a lot of poker and a lot of drama involved,” he told Kicker.
“I would be very careful with everything that is reported from all corners of the continent on offers and which clubs are interested.
“It will be up to Harry Kane but the feeling in Munich is that he wants to move to switch to Bayern and that he will not extend his contract.
“That does not mean a change is definitely going to happen, it still concerns a lot of money and then there is the well-known stubborn negotiating of Daniel Levy, Tottenham’s CEO.
“The question will be how much longer the transfer window remains open and for what amount Bayern are willing to pay. I think we’re talking about €100m in the end if it goes through. It won’t be because of Bayern or Harry Kane that it fails but because of a veto from Tottenham.
“I can’t tell you how long it will take but the information from Bayern is that they wanted to take him to Asia for marketing reasons but two weeks ago that was thought of as ambitious.
“The longer it goes on the more they will be thinking about getting a free transfer in a year and that’s one of the cards they’re playing, hoping that Tottenham will say okay in the end, preferring a fee now and Kane not moving to a Premier League competitor.”
