As discussions for Lionel Messi’s new contract stagnate, French powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain is reportedly interested in signing Tottenham striker Harry Kane this summer.
If Spurs don’t make the Champions League, the 29-year-old England captain, who only has one year remaining on his contract, may want to leave North London at the end of the current campaign.
Le Parisien says that the Ligue 1 champions would make the No. 10 their priority objective as they try to retool their team in preparation for the 2023–24 season.
Rumours have linked Messi with a sensational return to Barcelona after the Argentinian icon was forced out of the Camp Nou due to the club’s financial issues two years ago.
But Kane is considered by club chiefs to be the perfect partner for Kylian Mbappe, who is keen to win the Champions League with his hometown club.
The Three Lions ace has bagged 23 goals in the Premier League for Spurs this season despite their struggles under Antonio Conte.
Now managerless, the eight-time FA Cup winners sit three points off Newcastle in fourth and a loss to the Magpies on Sunday would all but kill their hopes of competing in Europe’s top competition next term.
Kane is said to be open to discussing a new contract at his boyhood club, but may choose to depart in search of silverware that would be almost guaranteed at PSG.