Bayern Munich submits second bid for Harry Kane

Bayern Munich submits second bid for Harry Kane

Bayern Munich have lodged an improved offer for Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane as they double down on their approach for the England captain. England’s captain Kane has one year remaining on his contract, so Spurs risk losing him for nothing next summer if they do not sell now. The club’s Chairman Daniel Levy is still hopeful the striker can be convinced to sign fresh terms. Bayern Munich submits second bid for Harry KaneHarry Kane celebrating a goal scored for Tottenham. Source: Getty Kane is due back for pre-season training this week where he is set for talks with new Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou. Tottenham will be flying to Australia for the start of their pre-season tour on Friday, July 14. Bayern are in the market for a new centre-forward and boss Thomas Tuchel has made Kane his number one target. Some German tabloids had reported that the Bundesliga giants had a bid of around £60 million turned down last month for the Tottenham star. Tottenham are thought to be holding out for around £100m to sell Kane this summer but he might have something to say on that. Sky’s report claims Kane is keen to seal a move to the Allianz Arena.

Bayern Munich submits second bid for Harry Kane

Harry Kane wearing England’s captain band. Source: Getty Guardian reported that Harry Kane has held positive talks with Bayern Munich over a move to the club and they remain keen to sign the 29-year-old England captain, who had also been linked with a move to Manchester United this summer before they abandoned their plans to pursue the player, having decided the money it would take to lure him from north London was unrealistic. It was gathered that Bayern are now willing to pay €80m (£68.4m) plus add-ons for the 29-year-old, who is also determined to secure a switch to the Allianz Arena this summer. Tottenham are likely to reject Bayern’s second offer as well. Despite his collection of individual awards, Kane will turn 30 later this month without having won a single major trophy with Spurs, who have gone 15 years without silverware since clinching the 2007-08 EFL Cup.

Arsenal submits British record £105m bid for Declan Rice

Arsenal submits British record £105m bid for Declan Rice

Arsenal has submitted a third bid for West Ham’s Declan Rice worth £105m, which, if accepted, would make him the most expensive British player ever. The record was previously held by Gareth Bale, who left Tottenham for Real Madrid for £85m in 2013 until Jude Bellingham moved to the Bernabeu from Borussia Dortmund for an initial £88.5m earlier this month.

Arsenal submits British record £105m bid for Declan Rice

Declan Rice hugging Arsenal Coach, Mikel Arteta. Source: Getty The race for Rice has dramatically intensified, with Arsenal’s third offer (£100 million plus £5 million in add-ons) comfortably exceeding their previous two bids this summer. The Gunners have already had two offers turned down for Rice, while Manchester City have had one rejected. City’s offer of a £90m package, with £10m of it paid in add-ons, was rebuffed by West Ham on Tuesday morning. Rice has indicated a preference to move to Arsenal this summer, where he would be a key part of Mikel Arteta’s project. The chance to play for Pep Guardiola’s Treble winners will be attractive, though, and City are in the market for new midfielders after captain Ilkay Gundogan joined Barcelona for free.

Arsenal submits British record £105m bid for Declan Rice

West Ham United’s Declan Rice celebrates scoring his side’s first goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Leeds United at London Stadium. Source: Getty Rice joined West Ham’s academy from Chelsea as a teenager and has been ever-present since his breakthrough season in 2017-18. He took over the captaincy after Mark Noble’s retirement last year. The 24-year-old played 50 games in all competitions last season as West Ham finished 14th in the Premier League, before winning the Europa Conference League in Prague. Rice has played more than 200 games for West Ham and also earned 41 caps for England since his international debut in 2019.

Tinubu submits Masari’s name as running mate to beat INEC deadline

Tinubu submits Masari’s name as running mate to beat INEC deadline

Presidential aspirant and the APC flagbearer, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has presented the name of Kabir Ibrahim Masari as his running mate for the 2023 election.

With the INEC deadline already upon them, the APC has submitted the Katsina born politician as a “place holder” until the party has come to a resolution on who will be the perfect fit as vice presidential candidate.
This move by Tinubu and the APC is meant to evade the June 17 deadline which was set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for all parties to submit their running mates.

The APC flagbearer would be meeting president Buhari today, June 16, as talks on his running mate continue.
A source speaking with ThisDay said:
“The name of the running mate submitted would be changed for another northern politician in the next few weeks. The one submitted is just holding the ticket in trust for another candidate to be picked by Tinubu and the party in the next few weeks.
The candidate is still widely consulting, because the issues around the choice of running mate are many and he is yet to address them all. So, he is still asking for more time to look into it all – whether he is running a Muslim-Muslim or a Muslim-Christian ticket.
He personally thinks there’s a need for more consultation and that’s what he is doing. The debate on the choice of deputy has assumed a level that is currently greater than the party and the candidate, hence the need for comprehensive consultation, which is what he is doing.”