Guardiola confirms City’s interest in Harry Kane

The Citizens boss insists no deal has been put forward for the Tottenham striker, but he’s a player that would welcomed at the Etihad.

Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Tottenham striker Harry Kane is a player on his mind, but no deal is close for the England Captain.

Manchester City just secured the services of Jack Grealish from Aston Villa in a £100 million ($139m) deal. That transfer went into the history books as the most expensive transfer in British transfer history.

The blues could however raise that bar if they could secure the services of Tottenham’s Harry Kane.

Tottenham has, however placed a £120m transfer fee on their star man and that could make it difficult for City to secure his services.

Quizzed on his interest in Kane, Guardiola revealed that he is ready to enter talks if an exit door is thrown open in North London.

“He’s a player for Tottenham Hotspur. If Tottenham don’t want to negotiate, it’s finished,” Guardiola told reporters.

“If they are open to negotiate, I think not just Man City but many clubs in the world want to sign him – we are not an exception – but it depends on Tottenham.

“It’s different from Jack. He had a release clause and he is different.

“Harry Kane is an exceptional, extraordinary striker – no doubts about that, of course we are interested – but he is a Tottenham player and if they don’t want to negotiate there is nothing more to say. If they want to, we will try.”

Kane himself has skipped pre-season training in an attempt to push for a move away from Tottenham. Meanwhile, Kane still has 5 years left on his contract with the north London club which he signed last season.

This could hinder his chances of forcing a move away from the club.