Tottenham’s former Golden Boot winner Son Heung-min has aseen fit to weigh in on the speculation surrounding Harry Kane’s future at the club, amid keen interest shown by Bayern Munich and Manchester United for the striker.
Son says the club “have to respect” Kane’s ultimate decision for his future, as the England captain is heavily linked with a move this summer. Kane’s contract is now into its final 12 months and Mirror Football understands that Tottenham owner Joe Lewis has directed chairman Daniel Levy to either get their star striker to sign a new contract or sell him before the transfer window closes. Obviously Lewis is not desirous of Kane running down his contract and leaving as a free agent next summer.
Spurs have already rejected two offers made by Bayern Munich but the Bundesliga giants look set to lodge a third which they hope will persuade Levy to sell. At this juncture, Manchester United also str likely to re-enter the race to sign Kane, as manager Erik ten Hag is undeniably most eager to sign a new striker this summer.
Son, who has enjoyed the most successful strike partnership in Premier League history with Kane, says the 29-year-old deserves “respect” regardless of whatever the latter’s final decision is.
“Harry has been fantastic for me,” Son said when asked about Kane’s future.
“He’s always professional, always working hard. He’s never showed any thoughts about himself. There’s so much news going around it’s also not easy for him, but he’s captain at the moment and he’s working with the team.
“He doesn’t show any distraction. He loves being here. I love him as a player. I fully respect him. He’s one of the best strikers in the world, has been for five, six, seven years in a row.
“The decision will be between the club and Harry and we have to respect it. I can’t say anything about the final decision because I don’t know anything. Probably Harry doesn’t know. We just have to wait.”