Former West Ham United striker turned pundit Frank McAvennie has informed Tottenham Hotspur that superstar Harry Kane ‘might leave’ in January.
According to recent reports, Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich are interested in signing the Premier League forward, with Sky Sports Germany journalist Florian Plettenberg claiming he could become a ‘hot topic’.
Plettenberg told Sky Germany that the England captain wants to move to Munich. He explained:
“The discussions have already begun. He is the number one top target. There was contact between Bayern and Charlie Kane. Harry Kane can really, really imagine joining Bayern.”
“Bayern bosses have told them ‘Let’s see what happens. We have Mane. We have Coman, Sane, Gnabry and so on’. But if they don’t work and they miss that number nine, then I have already told you, Bayern Munich is a number nine club. Harry Kane will become very hot.”
“There was definitely contact between the Bayern responsibles and Charlie Kane, the brother of Harry. We hear it confirmed that Harry Kane can really, really imagine joining Bayern. It’s too early to say he will do this. It depends on the situation with Tottenham.”
“Nobody could believe Sadio Mane would make that step from the Premier League to Bayern, so why shouldn’t Harry Kane join him?”
And McAvennie believes the striker could leave as early as January. Speaking with Football Insider, he said:
“I think he might leave in January. I watched Bayern Munich on Tuesday night and I thought wow they need a striker. They definitely need a striker. I think he’ll go, I think it would be a good fit for him.
“We know he loves Tottenham but a player like Harry Kane can’t go through his career and not win anything, even if it’s just the one. I wouldn’t be surprised if Bayern Munich try and get him in January.”
There is no denying that Bayern are missing Lewandowski, their goalscoring machine this season after losing him to Barcelona in the summer. With the Bundesliga club already publicly admitting their interest in the Spurs striker, it won’t be surprising if they do make a move for him in January instead of next summer. But whether Kane will leave Spurs hanging mid-season or not will be interesting to see. Much might depend on how Spurs are doing in the league.