Man Utd confident they know the fee Tottenham will accept for Harry Kane

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Harry Kane’s future at Tottenham is likely to dominate the summer transfer window (Picture: Getty)

Manchester United are confident they know the fee Tottenham will reluctantly accept for Harry Kane.

Erik ten Hag’s first season at Old Trafford has been an unqualified success with the Carabao Cup already in the bag and Champions League qualification already secure with a game to spare.

A domestic cup double, meanwhile, is up for grabs next week at Wembley which carries the added bonus of representing a chance to end Manchester City’s own treble dream.

Despite the undoubted progress Ten Hag has overseen, United’s squad still appears ill-equipped to challenge City over the course of a 38-game league season.

A chronic lack of goals has undermined United’s hopes of keeping pace with their local rivals this term – only Fulham have scored fewer than the 56 United have managed of the team currently in the top half of the table.

While Marcus Rashford has enjoyed a prolific campaign, United’s failure to adequately replace Cristiano Ronaldo has proven damaging.

Wout Weghorst joined on loan in January but he has proved unfit for purpose, while Anthony Martial’s fitness has again let him down and he is set to leave in the summer following last weekend’s strop at Bournemouth.

United have pursued Kane in the past but the feeling is, that with just over a year left on his contract and negotiations over a new deal not forthcoming, Daniel Levy may finally cash in on his talisman in the coming months.

According to the Daily Mail, United believe a fee of £100million will be enough to force Spurs’ hand and see the England captain sign up for Ten Hag’s United revolution.

Ten Hag, meanwhile, believes ever-improving Rashford can become a 40-goal-a-season forward. The 25-year-old pressed reset last summer after the most chastening year of his career, kicked off by his heart-breaking penalty shoot-out miss in England’s Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy.

Post-tournament shoulder surgery kept Rashford sidelined and an initial flurry of goals on his return quickly dried up amid widespread criticism. But a priceless pre-season under new boss Ten Hag led to a resurgence, with Rashford scoring his 30th goal of the season in all competitions in Thursday’s 4-1 win over Chelsea.

Rashford’s best haul saw him become the first United player to reach 30 goals since Robin van Persie a decade ago, but Ten Hag believes the best is yet to come.

‘There’s a lot of room for improvement in his game,’ the United boss said ahead of Sunday’s Premier League finale against Fulham. ‘I’m convinced he could score even more.

‘I think when you take, for instance, the last 10 games, he didn’t score so many goals. I think only two or three.

“So, yeah, he can improve but I am happy from where he was last season to what he did now, that he brings himself back. We supported him where we could, with the way of play but also in his mental mindset, so we are happy with that.

‘But, yeah, we have to push for more and I am sure he’s capable to score 40 goals in a season, to make also for him the next step.’

Asked if Rashford’s form takes the pressure off getting a striker in the summer, Ten Hag said: ‘We need across the squad more scoring abilities. You can’t be dependent on one. But it can also come from this squad, but we need more scoring abilities.’


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