Levy speaks out to clarify terms of Kane 'buyback clause' in message to Man Utd
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has confirmed his side do have the “ability” to re-sign Harry Kane from Bayern Munich.
The England striker brought to an end his spell with his boyhood club this summer with a £100m move to the Allianz Arena. He has enjoyed a bright start to life in Bavaria with five goals in six appearances in all competitions.
Levy confirmed earlier this week that Spurs had negotiated a buyback clause into the deal - something that appeared to ruin Manchester United ’s hopes of signing Kane at some point in the future. Now, he has announced that the North London club would be well-positioned to bring him back but remained tight-lipped over how much a deal would cost.
Speaking to Bloomberg, he said: “If I’m honest, I think you know, the actual precise detail of the contract with Bayern Munich should remain confidential. All I would say is if Harry one day wants to come back to the Premier League and he wants to come to Tottenham, we would have the ability to purchase him.”
Whilst Levy has talked up the possibility of Kane returning to North London, Bayern Munich haven’t been particularly open to discussing his future. The German side’s sporting director Christoph Freund has taken aim at his opposite number.
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He has also underlined Kane’s long-term commitment to the reigning Bundesliga champions. Speaking to DAZN, Freund said: “We won't say anything about that [the buy-back clause]. We never reveal anything about contract details.
“Harry is here, has left England for the first time with conviction. We have a four-year contract with him. We are very, very happy and are planning long-term with him at Bayern. He will shape this team and an era here. I'm convinced of that. He feels very comfortable and has big goals with Bayern in the coming years.”
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Away from the buy-back clause, Levy has also opened up on how Kane’s exit actually came about. He confirmed the England captain never requested to leave but an emotional farewell was always on the cards once he turned down a new deal.
“I don’t think, it wasn’t really like that with Harry [requested to leave],” Levy added. “So Harry was willing to stay but he wasn’t willing this summer to sign a new contract.
“He didn’t say that he wanted to leave. He didn’t say that he would never sign a new contract. He wouldn’t commit this summer and of course, we were in a very difficult position.
“[He] had one year on his contract. As a club, we’re self sufficient and couldn’t live in a dream that he would sign a contract. We had no guarantee. And therefore, when Bayern Munich came along, he was willing to go to Bayern Munich and we agreed a deal.”
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