Bayern Munich were making a last-ditch attempt on Tuesday night to prevent their pursuit of Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane collapsing.
The German club were due to hold a new round of talks with Tottenham, but time is running out. Kane has set a deadline of the end of this week for an agreement with Spurs and is leaning towards staying for the final year of his contract, with the German club facing a race against time to swing the saga back in their favour.
There is still no indication that Kane will extend his Spurs contract past the end of the new season, but the England captain will sign a lucrative new boot deal after switching from Nike. Having seen a bid worth £86 million rejected by Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy on Monday, Bayern planned more talks over a possible fourth bid before Spurs kick-off their Premier League season against Brentford on Sunday.
Kane will not consider leaving Tottenham once the season has started, believing it would not be fair on the club’s fans, who idolise him, head coach Ange Postecoglou or his family. With that in mind and given Bayern’s lack of progress over the past few days, Kane is thought to be preparing himself to stay at Tottenham for this season, leaving any remaining negotiations to take place between the clubs.