Tottenham Hotspur are increasingly resigned to selling Harry Kane after Bayern Munich indicated they would increase their offer for the England captain to €110 million (£94.5 million).
The German club hope to conclude the signing this week, while Tottenham, who have been holding out for £100 million, would prefer the bulk of the payment to be paid up front. Bayern’s last bid, which was rejected, was for £73 million rising to £86 million.
Tottenham, who have spent about £154 million this summer, plan to step up their interest in Gift Orban. The 21-year-old Gent striker would provide back-up for Richarlison, Tottenham’s Brazilian forward who would lead the line in place of Kane. Orban is expected to be among the three players Tottenham try to sign this month, including a centre back and midfielder, with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg hoping to join Atletico Madrid.
After completing the signing of Micky van de Ven for an initial £34 million from Wolfsburg, Tottenham are planning to bring in a second Dutch defender, Perr Schuurs, 23, if they can offload their unwanted centre backs. Torino have valued Schuurs at £28 million after interest from several Premier League clubs. He is right-footed but has played as the left-sided centre back during four years at Ajax and Torino.
Joe Rodon is set to join Leeds United on loan and Spurs have been trying to sell Davinson Sanchez and Japhet Tanganga, while Eric Dier, another of their centre backs, has a year left on his contract. Cristian Romero is expected to partner Van de Ven, who captained Holland Under-21 in this summer’s European Championship. The 22-year-old, who has signed a six-year contract, will cost up to £43 million including add-ons. He played 33 Bundesliga games last season, having joined Wolfsburg from Dutch side Volendam for £3 million in 2021.
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After Tottenham’s 4-2 pre-season defeat by Barcelona on Tuesday night, Ange Postecoglou, the head coach, said of Van de Ven: “Physically he’s quite commanding and he’s got a real presence about him. He’s a left-sided centre back, which helps in the structure of the team. He’s making strides and hopefully this jump is another one with which we see him really develop.”
Tottenham, who also plan to offload the right back Djed Spence, have signed Alejo Véliz, the Argentina Under-20 forward, from Rosario Central for a reported £13 million fee subject to a work permit.
