REAL MADRID manager Carlo Ancelotti has urged club bosses to sign Tottenham superstar Harry Kane in the summer, reports suggest.
Kane is running the last 12 months of his deal with Spurs and a bidding war looks set to take place for his signature ahead of the upcoming transfer window.
According to The Athletic, Real are among the clubs keeping tabs in the star striker after Ancelotti declared his interest during transfer showdown talks with the club’s hierarchy.
The Italian tactician met with president Florentino Perez and general manager Jose Angel Sanchez on Thursday at Los Blancos’ Valdebebas training ground.
That is when the ex-Chelsea boss asked for the England captain to reinforce his attack ahead of next season.
The former Everton manager will need a new centre-forward if Karim Benzema ends his legendary 14-year stint at Santiago Bernabeu amid ongoing reports linking him with Al-Ittihad.
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Ancelotti remained coy, though, when addressing links with Kane recently.
The 63-year-old head coach described the forward as a “top player” but insisted he wouldn’t discuss the topic further out of “respect” for Tottenham.
Ancelotti said: “Harry Kane is a top player but we have to respect Tottenham, he’s a Tottenham player.
“I can guarantee to you that Real Madrid will have a competitive team again next season”.
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Manchester United are also in the running for Kane’s signature amid their desperate search for a top centre-forward to replace Cristiano Ronaldo.
The 29-year-old doesn’t appear keen to go abroad as he is only 48 goals away from surpassing Alan Shearer’s legendary Premier League record of 260.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy, though, is not keen to sell his star player to a direct rival.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
