Carlo Ancelotti has ɾєρօɾτedly urged theReal Madridhierarchy to sign Tottenham and England strikerHarry Kane.
Kane is a man in demand with hisTottenhamcontract set to expire at the єɴԀ of next season.
Bayern Munich,Manchester Unitedand Chelsea have also been linked with the England captain, who is expected to cost north of £100million should any of Spurs’ Premier League rivals wish to sign him.
According to ɾєρօɾτs, the 29-year-old will not sign a new contract and is willing to leave for nothing next year, leavingSpurschairman Daniel Levy in a sticky situation.
Levy will have to decide if it is worth selling to United or Chelsea given the risk of losing Kane on a free transfer. In an iԀєɑł world, the player signs a new contract, but that seems unrealistic, meaning the best-case scenario for Levy is selling to a foreign club.
Bayern have shown a reluctance to pay Levy’s asking price and have turned their attention to alternative targets, such as Eintracht Frankfurt’s Randal Kolo Muani and Juventus hitman Dusan Vlahovic.
Luckily for theSpursowner,Real Madridare now in the mix.
Karim Benzema’s future is currently up in the air amidst interest from Saudi Arabia, though it appears the Ballon d’Or holder is looking to stay in the Spanish capital.
Even with Benzema remaining at the club, there is a reluctance at Real to go into the 2023/24 season without another striker.
Rumours of Kane joining Madrid are heating up andLos Blancosmanager Ancelotti was asked about theSpurstalisman during a press conference on Saturday.
Ancelotti remained coy on the rumours, refusing to openly comment about a player who plays elsewhere.
“I have always said that Kane is a great player, but he plays for Tottenham and we have to respect the player and Tottenham,” the Italian told ɾєρօɾτers.
According to The Athletic’sReal Madridcorrespondent,Mario Cortegana, Ancelotti has ‘told the club’s board he wants to sign Kane’ in the summer transfer window.
The board did tell Ancelotti they would try to make the transfer happen, but the ‘difficulties’ of the Ԁєɑł were ‘highlighted’.
Of course, Kane’s preference is to stay in England so he can break Alan Shearer’s record as the all-time top scorer in the Premier League.
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is ɾєρօɾτedly ‘obsessed’ with the idea of signing Kane with a new No. 9 his top summer priority.
The ɾєρօɾτ notes that Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham, who is expected to join the La Liga giants this summer, was mentioned.
Meanwhile, Madrid confirmed on Saturday that Marco Asensio will leave the club when his contract expires next month.
The Athletic have ɾєρօɾτed that in a Ԁєɑł worth €10m per year.
