Pep Guardiola insists Man City will do everything they can to sign Harry Kane but admits their pursuit is down to whether Tottenham want to negotiate... before claiming Lionel Messi is 'now NOT in our plans' after spending £100m on Jack Grealish

Daily Mail | August 6, 2021

Pep Guardiola admitted that Manchester City are waiting for encouragement to negotiate with Tottenham for Harry Kane.

The City manager broke his habit of retaining silence on transfer targets by confirming that Kane is of interest to the Premier League champions.

City want to ascertain whether it is possible to land Kane after breaking the British transfer record to sign Jack Grealish from Aston Villa for £100million. Daniel Levy values Kane at £150m.

Pep Guardiola has revealed Manchester City will do their utmost to try and sign Harry Kane

Guardiola insisted that a deal for Kane is dependent on Tottenham's willingness to negotiate

The City manager ruled out the possibility of Lionel Messi joining after his Barcelona departure

‘If Tottenham don’t want to negotiate, it’s finished,’ Guardiola said. ‘If they are open then all the clubs in the world will want to sign him.