‘Not going to be easy’ – Romano on Kane/Conte issues Man Utd may encounter this summer
Antonio Conte will stay at Tottenham Hotspur if Harry Kane also remains at the club next season, according to Fabrizio Romano.
The Italian journalist admits he does not think Conte will remain in north London if Kane departs this summer and the pair’s future is interlinked.
Romano believes that it will be difficult for any club, including Manchester United to sign the England captain at the end of the current campaign and the Old Trafford outfit already have many ‘younger’ options on their radar.
The Athletic claimed yesterday that United have the 28-yer-old as their primary target ahead of this summer’s transfer window, with the Red Devils keen to replace Edison Cavani.
Romano told The United Stand: “I think it is not going to be easy to sign Harry Kane, honestly. First point, what I feel talking with people in football is if Antonio Conte will stay at Tottenham it is because he knows that Harry Kane stays at Tottenham. He wants to make sure Harry Kane will be a key part of the Tottenham project.
“I don’t see Antonio Conte accepting to stay at Tottenham without Harry Kane because it will mean the winning mentality he is asking for in every single press conference and then you sell Harry Kane is not in Antonio Conte’s plans.
“Conte and Kane’s future is linked, so it is going to be an important point for Harry Kane. Of course Man United have had an interest in Harry Kane since a long time but it is absolutely normal, they have wanted this player since many, many years but it is not going to be easy with Tottenham and it is not going to be easy with Conte, too. I think it is normal to have an interest, normal to have contacts but I am not sure it is going to be so easy to make Harry Kane the main target.
“It depends on the manager too, because if Pochettino will be the new manager for example, we know of course the relationship with Harry Kane is excellent and so it can be a point but it is not going to be easy.
“I’m sure they [United] have many options, they have many younger options as the one I mentioned in recent weeks. Today we have rumours of Darwin Nunez, but he is a player who is on the list of many clubs. West Ham wanted him in January, Arsenal had contacts too so he is on the list of many, many important clubs around Europe. Man United have many options, it is not just Nunez or Harry Kane, they have many options and different kind of players.”
SpursWeb Opinion
Finishing in the top four this season would help to satisfy the winning mentality of both Kane and Conte by giving the pair to be involved in the Champions League once more.
Tottenham would be foolish to allow Kane to leave given he has two years left on his contract and the idea of strengthening a rival Premier League side at a similar level to ourselves would be madness.
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