Man Utd and Tottenham can do ready-made deal to stop Harry Kane joining Bayern

The future of Tottenham and England captain Harry Kane could not be further from being resolved. Unlike a year ago when the striker publicly voiced his desire to move on from north London amid intense interest from Manchester City, Kane is holding an ominous air of silence.

It it understood that Kane, who turns 30 next week, has received several points of contact from Bayern Munich and has all but given his word to the German giants that he wishes to join them this summer.

Bayern chiefs have already come into very hot water with their conduct and words surrounding Kane, after publicly stating that the England ace must “keep his word” which will result in Tottenham eventually starting to “buckle” and strike an agreement.

Tottenham’s notoriously tough chairman Daniel Levy is believed to be incensed by Bayern’s actions and the very overt nature in which they are trying to prise away the club’s most prolific asset.

It is at this rather unexpected juncture therefore that Manchester United and manager Erik ten Hag have the opportunity to enter proceedings.

Just over 12 months ago Levy and Spurs made it impossible for Kane to join City, purely down to a dogged determination not to allow such a talent to join a Premier League rival.

City, in turn, focused their attentions on bringing Erling Haaland to English shores. Since then, United had been met with an identical response from the powers that be in north London, with Spurs terrified of what Kane could do for another team in the Premier League and the potential dominance he could give to a familiar foe.

Bayern Munich had taken encouragement from Tottenham’s perceived preference to send Kane overseas if they had to sell, though the recent actions of the Bavarians may have turned the whole thing on its head.

United remain very much in the market for a central striker this summer, with Ten Hag still yet to truly replace club icon Cristiano Ronaldo. The Red Devils have the funds to co-operate with Levy’s lofty demands, however the a trump card exists in the form of Anthony Martial.

The out-of-sorts France striker has been on the Tottenham radar since his Monaco days, with Spurs later going on to place a bid at United’s table for the player in 2017, only for it to be swiftly rejected.

A like for like trade therefore has potential to suit all parties, though United would likely have to soften the deal with a supplementary cash incentive.

Any negotiations would naturally mean Levy retreating on his position of not selling Kane to a Premier League opponent, though Bayern’s public flaunting may in this respect have played straight into United’s hands.

Spurs are also reported to hold an interest in United defender Harry Maguire, who was recently stripped of the captaincy at Old Trafford ahead of an expected summer departure.

United are understood to be so keen to offload Maguire in order to raise funds and free up the club wage bill that a £20m reduction from the original asking price may be considered.

Ten Hag and the Old Trafford transfer committee of course cannot approach for Kane without some element of a green light from Levy and Tottenham, but it is very much a given that the Red Devils hold assets which could twist the arm of negotiation.

Landing Kane would give the United boss the bonafide striker he has craved since he arrived in north west England, yet nobody could have predicted that it would potentially be Bayern Munich who would be the biggest players in getting the deal over the line at long last.