Man Utd could land perfect £77m player for free but face Marcus Rashford headache

Harry Kane is ready to threaten to quit Tottenham on a free transfer in a bid to push through a move to Bayern Munich this summer, according to reports. Just as he tried and failed to join Manchester City in 2021, when multiple bids were rejected, Kane is keen to leave Spurs again in the coming weeks but this time Germany is his desired destination.

Daniel Levy is yet again standing in the way of a deal as he demands at least £100million for Kane to head to Bayern Munich, a fee that makes it difficult for the Bundesliga champions to broker an agreement. Unless Bayern get much closer to Spurs' valuation that could mean the centre-forward, 30 later this month, sees out the final year of his contract and instead departs as a free agent in 2024.

That is where the headache would come for Erik ten Hag. He is currently looking at Randal Kolo Muani and Rasmus Hojlund as options this summer but neither are in the elite bracket, at least yet, that Kane fits into yet they will still cost considerable sums. So much in fact that United may have to compromise and sign a cheaper new goalkeeper rather than Andre Onana from Inter Milan.

Kane would be the perfect foil for Rashford given the partnership he has enjoyed with Son Heung-min which is officially the most devastating and productive attacking combination in the history of the Premier League. But United play plenty enough games so that another forward would still get minutes even if the Spurs talisman arrived in Manchester.