Harry Kane is NOT part of the Tottenham squad to face Manchester City
Harry Kane is left OUT of Tottenham’s squad to face suitors Man City after his late return to training… as the champions pursue £120MILLION deal for the wantaway England striker
- Harry Kane is not part of the squad for Tottenham’s clash with Man City
- The wantaway star has made no secret of his desire to move on this summer
- City are understood to be ready to table an official £120m bid for his services
- Manager Nuno Espirito Santo has insisted Kane has a role to play this season
Tottenham star Harry Kane has not travelled as part of the matchday squad for their Premier League opening fixture against the very team he is desperate to join, Manchester City.
Both sides meet in north London for the curtain-raiser after an intense few weeks of negotiations over the top flight’s most sought after goal scorer.
After only returning to full senior training on Friday, it is understood that Kane has been deemed as not yet ready to return to Premier League action.
The wantaway striker has made no secret of his desire to move on from the club this summer, and has been explicit in his wishes to join Pep Guardiola’s side.
Harry Kane is not part of the squad to face Manchester City in the Premier League opener
Spurs however have remained resolute on their stance with Kane, informing the England captain he will no be sold while insisting his must honour his long-term contract as the club’s highest paid player.
It is understood that City retain a confidence that a deal can yet still be achieved, and are poised to table an official £120million bid in the coming days.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has been digging in on the deal, and has so far turned away all advances for his star player.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has continued to dig in and maintain that Kane will not be sold
There are 17 days remaining of the summer transfer window and now limited time left to strike a mega deal for Kane, meaning the odds are now increasing that he is likely to remain with Spurs for at least one more season.
At the end of the campaign he will have two years remaining on his contract and is then once again likely to evaluate his future.
Levy has always been a fiercely determined chairman at Tottenham and has often kept players in north London against their wishes.
Chelsea attempted to prise Luka Modric out of Spurs in 2011 but Levy refuted any offers and sold him to Real Madrid a year later with Moussa Dembele arriving as a replacement.
Replacing Kane would be a sizeable task so late in the window and despite agreeing a £60m fee with Inter Milan for Lautaro Martinez, they seem no closer to bringing the Argentine in as he looks to stay in Italy.
New manager Nuno Espirito Santo will be without Kane for his first league game in charge
Kane returned to training on Friday after returning a negative PCR test and Sportsmail exclusively revealed that he had made himself available to play against City for Sunday’s opener.
The striker had to provide a negative Covid test to allow him to end his quarantine following an extended holiday in the Bahamas and USA.
Kane’s professionalism was questioned over the past fortnight after skipping the start of his pre-season training schedule in an effort to force a move to City — but he is prepared to feature for Spurs again, even though his intention to leave is clear.
‘Harry joined the group today,’ Nuno said on Friday.
‘He trained. We had a talk. Of course it’s a private conversation but everything is OK. He is here with us and preparing himself.’
City boss Pep Guardiola was also asked about Kane on Friday but, unlike in his previous press conference, refused to discuss the potential transfer.
‘He’s a Tottenham player,’ Guardiola said. ‘I made an exception last time but usually I don’t talk about transfers. It’s not my business. That’s all.’
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