MANCHESTER CITY were reportedly so desperate to sign Harry Kane that they offered Tottenham a bunch of their stars to seal the deal.
But the group that consisted of Gabriel Jesus, Bernardo Silva, Raheem Sterling, Aymeric Laporte and Riyad Mahrez wasn’t enough to entice Spurs, according to The Athletic.
And The Athletic claim this was only one of several offers City made to Spurs this summer in their failed attempts to land the 28-year-old.
The Premier League Champions reportedly made their last bid for Kane in June which was £75million plus £25million in add-ons, but it fell way short of Spur’s chief Daniel Levy’s asking price.
City were prepared to increase their offer to £100million with £20million in add-ons but Levy had slammed the door on further negotiations at that point.
Now after all the speculation surrounding his future, the England captain has revealed he’s staying at White Hart Lane this season.
The £150million-rated forward committed himself to Spurs in a tweet sent out on Wednesday.
He wrote: “It was incredible to see the reception from the Spurs fans on Sunday and to read some of the messages of support I’ve had in the last few weeks. 👏⚽
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“I will be staying at Tottenham this summer and will be 100% focused on helping the team achieve success #COYS.”
However, City are still in dire need of some firepower and have now set their sights on Juventus ace Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Eithad outfit are reportedly ready to make an offer for Ronaldo but don’t plan on paying Juve a penny.
Instead, City allegedly want to give all the cash to Ronaldo, by attempting to lure the 36-year-old with £26million over two years, according to respected Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio.
But Pep Guardiola’s side are likely to face resistance from Juventus who reportedly want £25m for the Portuguese forward, whose contract ends next summer.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
