James Maddison sets record straight on Harry Kane as Bayern pursue transfer deal

James Maddison wants “super professional” Harry Kane to stay at Tottenham as he is adamant the England captain is the best No.9 in world football. The Spurs playmaker is salivating at the prospect of joining forces with the 30-year-old frontman under Ange Postecoglou this season but Bayern Munich could yet wipe that dream from beneath his feet.

The Bundesliga giants are refusing to give up in their attempts to strike an agreement for top summer target Kane after their latest offer of £81.7million was rejected by Daniel Levy.

Bayern chief executive Jan-Christian Dreesen and director Marco Neppe were in London for face-to-face negotiations with Levy on Monday but talks failed to bear fruit for the Bavarians, who are now set to table an improved proposal of £86m.

Maddison is cautiously optimistic Kane will remain in north London beyond the September 1 transfer deadline but is wary a deal could yet be struck.

Speaking at the TNT Sports start-of-season event in London, Maddison said: “I’d love Harry Kane to stay, he’s the best No.9 in the world in my opinion.

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“What will be will be. Everyone knows what Harry is like, he’s a super professional guy and whenever he goes into training he gives 100 per cent. It’s the same with all the lads.”

The 26-year-old playmaker suggests Kane’s faultless application on the training pitch has prevented the saga from disrupting Tottenham’s plans for their Premier League opener at Brentford on August 13.

“No it hasn’t been a distraction to be fair,” Maddison said convincingly when quizzed on whether that was the case.

“I’m not going to go into detail about Harry Kane because one, I don’t know anything and two, let’s be respectful about Harry’s situation.

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“We were friends before I joined Tottenham from the England squad.

“We have similar interests and we get on really well anyway away from football.”

Tottenham boss Postecoglou will be hopeful that the £40m arrival of Maddison, Spurs’ first natural creator since Christian Eriksen’s exit in January 2020, could help entice Kane to delay a potential departure after entering the final year of his contract.

Only Kevin De Bruyne and Trent Alexander-Arnold have created more chances than Maddison (347) in the Premier League since the beginning of the 2018/19 season.

If Kane is to remain with Tottenham, he is likely to profit from Maddison’s creativity, exceptional eye for a pass and dead-ball expertise as he continues to hunt down Alan Shearer’s all-time Premier League goalscoring record.

He is currently 47 goals shy of that feat and the quality of Maddison will undoubtedly bolster Kane’s impeccable output should the England duo remain fit.

Speaking during a separate interview during Spurs’ pre-season tour of Australia, Maddison quickly dismissed claims he could inherit the No.10 shirt from Kane if he was to depart, after wearing the No.71 jersey on his Tottenham debut against West Ham in Perth.

He said last month: “I just mentioned Harry and don’t really want to talk about that. Not sure what I should and shouldn’t say in response to that question.”

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