When Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said that Manchester United needed to be in position to exploit — his word — the uncertainty caused to the transfer market by football's current hiatus, he was absolutely right.
Some didn't like his choice of word but Solskjaer is the manager of a giant football club and is paid to spot and take advantage of opportunity.
Such is United's financial power that the club will emerge into football's new world stronger than many, if not most. They will carry a certain degree of sureness into the market.
With that in mind, it would be madness if they didn't take a serious look at signing Harry Kane.