James Maddison units document straight on Harry Kane as Bayern pursue switch deal
James Maddison desires “super professional” Harry Kane to remain at Tottenham as he’s adamant the England captain is the very best No.9 in world soccer. The Spurs playmaker is salivating on the prospect of becoming a member of forces with the 30-year-old frontman beneath Ange Postecoglou this season however Bayern Munich may but wipe that dream from beneath his ft.
The Bundesliga giants are refusing to surrender of their makes an attempt to strike an settlement for high summer time goal Kane after their newest provide of £81.7million was rejected by Daniel Levy.
Bayern chief government Jan-Christian Dreesen and director Marco Neppe had been in London for face-to-face negotiations with Levy on Monday however talks didn’t bear fruit for the Bavarians, who at the moment are set to desk an improved proposal of £86m.
Maddison is cautiously optimistic Kane will stay in north London past the September 1 switch deadline however is cautious a deal may but be struck.
Speaking on the TNT Sports start-of-season occasion in London, Maddison mentioned: “I’d love Harry Kane to stay, he’s the best No.9 in the world in my opinion.
“What can be can be. Everyone is aware of what Harry is like, he is an excellent skilled man and each time he goes into coaching he offers 100 per cent. It’s the identical with all of 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 honest,” Maddison said convincingly when quizzed on whether that was the case.
“I’m not going to enter element about Harry Kane as a result of one, I do not know something and two, let’s be respectful about Harry’s state of affairs.
“We were friends before I joined Tottenham from the England squad.
“We have comparable pursuits and we get on rather well anyway away from soccer.”
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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