BERLIN – Tottenham Hotspur will reject a second offer from Bayern Munich for their forward Harry Kane, German news agency (dpa) quoted British news reports.
Bayern have made a second offer of €80 million (US$87.7 million) plus bonus payments to sign Kane, who has a contract with Spurs until 2024, the Daily Mail and the Guardian papers said.
A first offer in the range of €70 million plus add-ons was reportedly rejected at the end of June. Tottenham are said to want at least €100 million to let their top player and captain go.
The Daily Mail said Spurs will also reject the improved bid while the Guardian said Bayern hope the stance of Spurs chairman Daniel Levy will soften and that they are ready to make a third offer.
Spurs are reportedly offering a pay rise for the England captain Kane who is expected to join the squad on Wednesday for the start of pre-season training, with a tour to Australia and Asia starting on Friday.
The 11-time reigning German champions are looking for a new striker after their contracted forwards failed to fill the void following Robert Lewandowski’s departure for Barcelona a year ago.
The Sport Bild weekly said last week that Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel visited Kane in London mid-May with the aim to convince him to join the Bundesliga champions in summer. Kane is said to be willing to join Bayern. – Bernama
