{"id":1138885,"date":"2020-03-31T18:13:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T17:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1138885"},"modified":"2020-03-31T18:13:53","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T17:13:53","slug":"rio-ferdinand-picks-european-giants-man-utd-kane-signing","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/rio-ferdinand-picks-european-giants-man-utd-kane-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Harry is off&#8221; &#8211; Rio Ferdinand picks out the European giants Man Utd may have to beat to Kane signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rio Ferdinand believes Manchester United may face competition from Juventus and Real Madrid if they wish to sign Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 2018 World Cup Golden Boot winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/harry-kane-refuses-to-rule-out-spurs-exit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently stated<\/a> he wouldn&#8217;t stick around in north London for the sake of it, claiming he could leave Spurs if their trophy drought doesn&#8217;t end soon.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Could Kane join Man Utd? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Kane has scored 181 goals in 278 career appearances for Spurs to date.<\/li>\n<li>His goals have helped the club reach the League Cup (2015) and Champions League (2019) finals.<\/li>\n<li>Despite his individual brilliance, Kane is yet to lift a major trophy with the club.<\/li>\n<li>The 26-year-old has stated he could leave Tottenham if they don&#8217;t deliver silverware soon.<\/li>\n<li>And Ferdinand believes Kane is &#8220;perfect&#8221; for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer&#8217;s Man Utd.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7533381\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span>\u201cIt\u2019s one of those things, I couldn\u2019t say yes, I couldn\u2019t say no,&#8221; said Kane. &#8220;I love Spurs, I\u2019ll always love Spurs. But it\u2019s one of those things \u2013 I\u2019ve always said if I don\u2019t feel we\u2019re progressing as a team or going in the right direction, then I\u2019m not someone to just stay there for the sake of it.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speculation is now circulating as to who will try to sign Kane if he does indeed call time on his Spurs career, and Ferdinand believes he and Jadon Sancho are the types of players Ole Gunner Solskjaer needs to add to his squad.<\/p>\n<p>However, he did tip Juventus and Real Madrid as potential destinations in what could be one of the most intriguing transfer sagas of all time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Harry has always been coy and held back but he\u2019s dropped a couple of bombs,&#8221; Ferdinand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/man-utd-need-to-sign-kane-and-sancho-says-club-legend\/u3wfaqoj8u9l1i16ty7v8l7qw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> in an Instagram Q&amp;A.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019s been waiting\u00a0for the dream at Spurs to materialise but it hasn\u2019t happened. He\u2019s frustrated.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Takumi Minamino: How Japanese fans support Liverpool&#039;s new signing | \u5357\u91ce \u62d3\u5b9f\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7qsprIbhfVE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_QgsfA8W1TdLADOz0txpTg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Do you think Harry would be happy, fulfilled and satisfied if he scores goals, breaks records but with no trophies at the end of his career? No. He will be upset and devastated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that statement means Harry is off, he wants to win trophies and that will alert clubs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know Man Utd\u00a0will be in for him because that type of player is perfect for them. I\u2019m sure<span>\u00a0<\/span>Juventus<span>\u00a0<\/span>will be in and will<span>\u00a0<\/span>Real Madrid<span>\u00a0<\/span>come in?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He will go for massive dough, at least \u00a3130m in today\u2019s market.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How would Kane fit in at Man Utd?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Given that Solskjaer prefers his side to sit in and soak up pressure before unleashing a lightning counter-attack, rather than hunting for possession high up the pitch, Man Utd and Kane could actually be a &#8220;perfect&#8221; fit, as Ferdinand put it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1138751\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/harry-kane-next-club-transfer-options-barcelona-man-utd-real-madrid-bayern-munich\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1138751\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1138751\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/30140041\/1138725_1138725_kane-next-club-featured.jpg\" alt=\"Harry Kan next club: Options and odds\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/30140041\/1138725_1138725_kane-next-club-featured.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/30140041\/1138725_1138725_kane-next-club-featured-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/30140041\/1138725_1138725_kane-next-club-featured-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/30140041\/1138725_1138725_kane-next-club-featured-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/30140041\/1138725_1138725_kane-next-club-featured-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/30140041\/1138725_1138725_kane-next-club-featured-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/30140041\/1138725_1138725_kane-next-club-featured-620x350.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/30140041\/1138725_1138725_kane-next-club-featured-940x530.jpg 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/30140041\/1138725_1138725_kane-next-club-featured-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1138751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/harry-kane-next-club-transfer-options-barcelona-man-utd-real-madrid-bayern-munich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harry Kane\u2019s transfer options if he leaves Spurs, from Solskjaer\u2019s project to a new Barcelona trio<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kane has won possession in the opposition final third just 0.81 times per 90 minutes in the Premier League, compared to 1.28, 1.00 and 0.92 per 90 for the likes of Gabriel Jesus, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah respectively. Pressing is certainly not his strong point.<\/p>\n<p>However, as proved by his role with England, as well as the way he dovetails with the likes of Son Heung-min and Lucas Moura at Spurs, Kane is incredibly adept at playing as a false nine, dropping between the lines to link play, while also dragging opposing centre-backs out to create gaps for inside forwards.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1138726\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/30124852\/1138725_1138725_player_action-by-zone-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/30124852\/1138725_1138725_player_action-by-zone-1.png 1080w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/30124852\/1138725_1138725_player_action-by-zone-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/30124852\/1138725_1138725_player_action-by-zone-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/30124852\/1138725_1138725_player_action-by-zone-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/30124852\/1138725_1138725_player_action-by-zone-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/30124852\/1138725_1138725_player_action-by-zone-1-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/30124852\/1138725_1138725_player_action-by-zone-1-66x65.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/30124852\/1138725_1138725_player_action-by-zone-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Playing through the middle, Kane could be the perfect link between attacking midfielder Bruno Fernandes and pacy forwards Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Daniel James, playing quick, one-touch passes as United look to hurt teams in transition.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, we&#8217;re all well aware of just how ruthless Kane is in front of goal himself. Serviced by the likes of Fernandes and Martial &#8212; as well as the potential arrival of Sancho &#8212; it&#8217;s hard to imagine the 26-year-old struggling to find the net.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rio Ferdinand believes Manchester United may face competition from Juventus and Real Madrid if they wish to sign Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane. 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