Thomas Frank would happily welcome Harry Kane back to Tottenham, but does not expect the forward to leave Bayern Munich any time soon.
Kane is close to a century of goals for Bayern after another hat-trick last Saturday for the Bundesliga champions. However, the German publication Bild reported on Monday that Kane has a £56.7m release clause which could be activated next summer.
It is believed Spurs do have a buy-back option on the England captain and Frank would be happy to work with the “top player” in the future. “I didn’t know there was a clause,” Frank said. “He is an unbelievable player who did fantastic for Spurs and is doing fantastic for Bayern. Top player. I think there’s a lot of Tottenham fans, including myself, who would like to see Kane back.
“Personally, I don’t think he will do it right now if I’m honest. He’ll probably stay in Bayern and continue performing well. He was top scorer last year, won the championship and he’s doing fantastic now.
“I don’t know what he’s thinking. Myself, I’m a traveller, I like to travel, I like to explore things as well. He’s been here for many years so why not enjoy the time at Bayern a little bit more? But he’s welcome. If he wants to join us, he’s more than welcome!”
Frank’s immediate focus is the visit of Doncaster on Wednesday in the Carabao Cup third round where Spurs youngsters aspiring to be the next Kane could get an opportunity. The highly rated attacker Luca Williams-Barnett has impressed this season and struck a hat-trick for the under-21s in the victory against Leicester on Friday.
Asked on Tuesday about the 16-year-old, Frank hinted at a potential place on the bench. “Of course he’s trained with us, Luca, a few times. I get good info from the academy and from our transition coach Stuart [Lewis].
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“I’m well aware of Luca’s talent and I like what I see. He’s young, obviously, but his composure and technique and vision is very good. He’s a player that we like a lot. Let’s see tomorrow, but that could be an opportunity.”
