Harry Kane Interesting Chelsea But Bayern Munich Hold Advantage

Chelsea are said to be interested in a deal for Tottenham Hotspur and England star Harry Kane this summer, according to reports.

The 28-year-old is one of the top strikers in world football and showed his quality last season as he led his team to Champions League qualification, finishing fourth in the Premier League.

Scoring 27 goals across 50 matches in all competitions, Kane also registered 10 assists as he had another fine season in London.

The forward previously expressed his desire to leave Spurs last summer, with Manchester City the most interested side in the forward.

However, a deal never materialised and the 28-year-old remained a Tottenham player.

England captain Harry Kane. (Alamy)

Despite the Lily Whites starting the season poorly, since Antonio Conte’s arrival in north London, they turned their fortunes around and qualified for the Champions League.

The former Chelsea boss guided his side to a fourth placed finish behind Arsenal as he got the best out of Kane.

Chelsea are in need of a striker, having allowed club-record signing Romelu Lukaku to re-join Inter Milan this summer.

The deal is an initial loan, which sees the £97.5 million man return to the San Siro after a poor season at Stamford Bridge.

While Lukaku, a former player of Conte’s, was Chelsea’s top scorer with 15 goals in all competitions, he failed to adapt to Thomas Tuchel’s system.

A controversial interview in December with Sky Italia saw the Belgian’s future thrown into doubt before the forward was finally allowed to leave this summer, less than a year since making the switch.

Therefore, Chelsea could look to bring in another striker during the transfer window.

As reported by Christian Falk, Kane is ‘very interesting for Chelsea’.

However, the Blues have been dealt an early blow in any potential raid for their rivals’ star as Chelsea believe that Tottenham would prefer to sell Kane outside of England.

Harry Kane at Stamford Bridge. (Alamy)

Tuchel’s side believe that a club like Bayern Munich would be more likely to sign Kane if he refuses a new contract at Spurs.

The Bundesliga champions have lost their star Robert Lewandowski this summer, with the Poland international joining Barcelona earlier in the transfer window.

It remains to be seen as to whether they would look to make a move for Kane, who would likely have an extremely high valuation.

If Chelsea were to pull off a deal it would be one of the most iconic in Premier League history, with Spurs and the Blues such huge rivals and there having been an unwillingness to negotiate with each other in past seasons.