Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 12:57• Mart Oude Nijeweeme

There is a good chance that Manchester City will start the new season without a new center striker. The English top club saw Sergio Aguero leave for Barcelona on a free transfer, but does not have the financial resources to attract a replacement due to the consequences of the corona pandemic, Pep Guardiola has revealed to TV3. That also means that the club will not make a new offer for Harry Kane for the time being, after a previous offer of 117 million euros was rejected by Tottenham Hotspur. Owner Daniel Levy wants to keep the striker for the club, it sounds like.

According to Guardiola, there is a good chance that he will start the season without a striker. “We are not going to buy strikers for the prices mentioned”, the Spanish coach aims at TV3 on Tottenham’s asking price for Kane. “It’s impossible, we can’t afford that. All clubs are struggling financially at the moment and we are no exception. We have Gabriel Jesus and Ferran Torres, who have both shown in the past that they can perform well in the point of attack.”

In addition, Guardiola says he can call on youth players. “We have young players in the youth academy and often play with a false nine. There is a greater chance that we will not buy a striker next season.” Earlier reported the Daily Mail even that the reigning champions of England are willing to use Nathan Ake or Jesus to facilitate the arrival of Kane. An earlier offer of 100 million pounds, converted approximately 117 million euros, was accepted the Spurs sent to the trash.

In addition to City, Thomas Tuchel also expressed his interest in Kane. The Chelsea manager announced that he would like to “talk to Kane about his ideas about scoring and attacking.” “If you can find a coach anywhere in the world who wouldn’t want Harry Kane on his team, call me again,” Tuchel said at a news conference last month. “Everyone thinks Harry Kane is great, but let’s be very, very clear: he is a Tottenham player. He has a long-term contract (until mid-2024, ed.) and we will not make any disrespectful comments about that.”