Manchester City's hopes of signing Harry Kane this summer look to have taken a blow, with reports suggesting that Tottenham Hotspur will refuse to let him leave.
City have regularly been linked with a move for the England captain in recent months, with the 27-year-old keen on a move away from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium following a less than impressive season which saw them barely qualify for the European Conference League.
Despite Spurs' poor form, Kane was still able to finish as the league's top goalscorer and top assister, which emphasises that he would be a superb addition to Guardiola's squad this summer.
Unfortunately for the Spanish manager, the Manchester Evening News have reported that Spurs won't sell Kane to City this summer, despite his obvious desire to leave the north London club.
During his time at Spurs, Kane has contributed a remarkable 221 goals and 47 assists in 336 appearances, yet he is unable to boast a trophy in his club career thus far, something you feel he would almost be guaranteed should he make the switch to the Etihad this summer.
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He has also impressed at the European Championships this summer, scoring four goals en route to the final against Italy, and England teammate Jack Grealish was full of praise for him, saying:
"He is the best player I have ever played with. He is unbelievable. He is an unbelievable professional on and off the pitch.
"When you see him around the place, this is why he is England captain. The thing that sticks out is that he is not just a goalscorer.
"There are players from the past who just scored goals, goals, goals. In my opinion, he will break the Premier League one and the England one but he is not just a goalscorer. He is unbelievable."
City are clearly desperate to bring in a striker ahead of the new season and this news on Kane comes as yet another blow for Guardiola, with the Citizens already ruled out of signing Romelu Lukaku, whilst previously linked Andre Silva joined RB Leipzig earlier this month.
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Therefore, he will be gutted if another of his targets is now off the market, and with the Premier League set to kick off next month, he will have to act quickly if he wants to bring in a top-class goalscorer in time for the season opener against Tottenham Hotspur.
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