Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 11:51 AM• Rian Rosendaal • Last update: 11:55

Manchester City is willing to use Nathan Aké or Gabriel Jesus in a trade deal with Tottenham Hotspur for Harry Kane, the Daily Mail Tuesday outside. The English champions know that both players are on Tottenham’s list and because of the serious interest in Kane, a deal with the London club is possible. Manager Pep Guardiola wants to make room in his selection to enable the arrival of the striker and Aston Villa playmaker Jack Grealish. Incidentally, no statements have been made about the amount of the additional transfer fee.

Jesus and Aké cannot count on a basic place under Guardiola, although the question is whether they want to exchange Manchester City for a club without Champions League football. According to the aforementioned newspaper, Manchester City is also prepared to let Aymeric Laporte leave in the meantime, should an attractive offer come in at the Etihad Stadium. Guardiola usually chooses John Stones and Rúben Dias in the center of the defense, which means that Laporte has ended up second to the losing Champions League finalist.

Chelsea confirms interest in Harry Kane

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By the way, Manchester City is not the only club angling for the services of Kane. Thomas Tuchel is also charmed by Tottenham’s high-scoring striker. “If you can find a coach anywhere in the world that Harry Kane wouldn’t want on his team, call me again,” the Chelsea manager said at a news conference recently. Kane has, according to Sky Sports his wish to leave was filed with Daniel Levy, the chairman of Tottenham. In addition to Chelsea and Manchester City, Manchester United are also seriously interested in the Premier League’s top scorer, who finished with 23 league goals this season. Due to the rivalry between Tottenham and Chelsea, a transfer to the latter club is the least likely, but Tuchel nevertheless seems to see Kane as a serious option.

“I’d like to talk to Kane and hear his ideas about scoring goals and attacks,” said Chelsea’s German manager, who went no further than that. “Everyone thinks Harry Kane is great, but let’s be very, very clear: he is a player for Tottenham. He has a long-term contract (until mid-2024, ed.) And we will not make disrespectful comments about it. Kane allegedly requested Tottenham to accept offers of 112 million euros or more, various English media reported at the end of May.