Man Utd face £300m bill if Harry Kane joins – and they’d have to break their own rule
Manchester United face a staggering bill approaching £300million if they want to pursue their interest in England captain Harry Kane.
The Old Trafford hierarchy have done their homework and discovered that neighbours Manchester City would have had to pay the Tottenham goal machine £375,000 a week when they tried to sign him 18 months ago.
On top of that, there would be huge bonuses over the length of a five-year contract and a transfer fee of £120m if Spurs supremo Daniel Levy could be persuaded to do business.
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Top players can almost double their basic wage if bonus targets are hit for appearances, scoring record and winning trophies. There is also a signing-on fee to factor into the financial equation.
And the weekly-wage demand could now be nearer £400k, leaving United baulking at the astronomical cost of the total package for Kane, 29. It all adds up to a potential total cost of around £300m – at a time when United are trying to lower the wage expectations of their squad.
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Daily Star Sport now understands, though, that claims United want to introduce a salary cap of £200k-a-week for the first team are wide of the mark.
The Old Trafford giants know that policy would rule out the signing of the game’s biggest stars – like Kane – and also give them a major problem in trying to persuade Marcus Rashford to agree a new deal.
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City, of course, eventually decided the total cost of signing Kane was too heavy and United are having similar thoughts – despite the fact that he is viewed at Old Trafford as the perfect No9.
Kane, currently on £210k a week at Tottenham, would have to be prepared to compromise on wage demands if a move to United was to come to fruition. He is expected to inform Spurs at the end of the season whether he wants to leave – or discuss a new deal with the North London club, where his current contract has 17 months to run.
But the financial implications of signing Kane, as United search for a top centre forward demanded by manager Erik ten Hag, illustrate why the Red Devils are considering other targets, like Napoli’s Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 23.
Kane, meanwhile, was an unused substitute for Spurs’ FA Cup fourth round victory away at Championship Preston Saturday evening. Attacking team-mate Son Heung-min stole the show with a classy brace in a 2-0 win.
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