Harry Kane set for Bayern Munich move after making Tottenham decision
Tottenham have given Harry Kane approval to travel to Germany for a medical after Bayern Munich's £100m-plus deal was accepted by the London club.
While the 30-year-old had been considering staying at Spurs and waiting to go on a free next summer, it is understood he now feels that the move would be the best for his career.
There has also been the fact that all contact with Bayern has been smooth, and the club have made it clear they believe they can win the Champions League with a team spearheaded by Kane under Thomas Tuchel.
A series of sources believe that the player's camp had been waiting for a move from Manchester United or Real Madrid but, with that not transpiring, they quickly weighed up the pros and cons and have decided to press on with the agreement with Bayern.
Kane now hopes to play in the German Super Cup against Leipzig on Saturday, but there is still a lot of procedure to go through before the deal can be completed.
It is understood that Spurs will receive over £80m up front, with the total deal taking it beyond £110m in achievable clauses.
Kane is about to enter the final year of his Tottenham contract, meaning he would be free to leave for nothing in 12 months’ time.
The England striker had looked to have been keen to stay in the Premier League, where he is closing in on Alan Shearer’s all-time scoring record of 260.
Kane has scored 213 Premier League goals since making his Spurs debut in 2012.
Kane had reportedly been keen to stay in England in order to pursue Alan Shearer’s all-time Premier League scoring record of 260.
Spurs supporters had urged Kane to stay during Sunday’s 5-1 friendly win over Shakhtar Donetsk.
The club kick-off their Premier League campaign away to Brentford on Sunday under new manager Ange Postecoglou, who said on Friday that he thought Kane’s move was “imminent”.
“[It is] fair to say I don’t have a blow by blow account but my understanding is it has progressed to the point where it looks like it will happen,” Postecoglou said. “From that perspective, at least it gives us some clarity and we move forward without Harry.
“From my perspective it is just about understanding where we are at and the information I have at the moment is the deal is imminent but like with all these things, you leave yourself some leeway.
“But moving forward and training today preparing for Brentford, we are doing it without Harry.
“It is best Harry speaks for himself in terms of the decision but no doubt he is one of the greats of this football club and that never changes. I am only new in the building but fairly evident Harry Kane will always be one of the greats for this football club.”
Kane surpassed Jimmy Greaves as Tottenham’s all-time leading goalscorer earlier this year.
The striker has so far scored 213 Premier League goals, 47 fewer than Alan Shearer’s record tally.
