Harry Kane is about to go to Manchester City, assures The Sun. Tottenham Hotspur owner Daniel Levy initially did not want the 27-year-old striker to leave, but now agrees to a transfer fee of 160 million pounds, converted 187 million euros. With a salary of £400,000 a week, Kane is the highest paid player in the Premier League.
With this, Kane, who will sign with City for four or five seasons, will receive his desired top transfer. The Tottenham Hotspur attacker, who is accompanied by his older brother Charlie, received the redeeming call from Levy this week. The owner of Tottenham for a long time only wanted to sell Kane to a foreign club, but has now decided to take the plunge. “Obviously Harry is relieved because he the Spurs, his beloved club, never wanted to leave on bad terms,” a Tottenham source said The Sun.
That same source believes Levy’s initial rigid stance was part of the negotiations. “Levy is a smart negotiator and after his goals at the European Championship, Harry Kane’s value has never been greater,” it said. “By waiting until now, he has probably added another 20 million pounds (23 million euros, ed.) to his price tag. The contract with Manchester City has not yet been signed, but Kane will get there.”
For Tottenham, the advantage is that Kane will in any case not leave for fellow townsman Chelsea, who were also interested, the source knows. “The terms have been agreed for the most part, and it’s an incredible deal. Now it’s just a matter of putting the finishing touches.” With a transfer fee of 187 million euros, Kane becomes the second most expensive player of all time in football. The English striker has to tolerate only Neymar. The Brazilian transferred from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 for 222 million euros.