Harry Kane’s future has been thrown up in the air. There will be just one year left on his current deal at the end of the current season and he has yet to agree new terms at Tottenham Hotspur.
In turn, Manchester United have been tipped to be interested, as have Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich who are still looking for a proper striker to replace Robert Lewandowski – not in the mould of Sadio Mane, who punches his team-mates.
Bayern Munich have been warned Kane is “too old and expensive” by club legend Lothar Matthaus, with the England captain once again linked with a move to Germany.
Even though Bayern’s only real striker option is Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Matthaus still doesn’t want Kane anywhere near the Bundesliga champions.
Matthaus does not believe Bayern should sign the 29-year-old due to his age and value which is likely to be over £100m this summer.
He would rather they signed Napoli forward Victor Osimhen, Eintracht Frankfurt striker Randal Kolo Muani and Werder Bremen goalscorer Niclas Fullkrug.
In a column for Sky Deutschland, Matthaus wrote: “I’m excited to see if a new striker comes along. Everyone is talking about Victor Osimhen for his sensational performance at Napoli. You never know if he can do that in Munich, but I think he would be a good fit.
“Randal Kolo Muani may need a little more room and space than a Bayern striker usually has, but he’s also good in the box and could work in Munich. Harry Kane would be too old and too expensive for me.
“The price-performance ratio could speak for Niclas Füllkrug. He would probably be available for €20-25 million [£17.6m-£22m] and score 25 goals in Munich. He’s already scored 20 times at Werder.”
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