Kane, is it now? Manchester United owner Jim Ratcliffe pushes for strong recruitment as soon as Kane's contract is terminated

Feb 07, 2025

Kane, is it now? Manchester United owner Jim Ratcliffe pushes for strong recruitment as soon as Kane's contract is terminated
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'I'll bring him this time no matter what.'

England's richest man and Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe Ineos's dream is swelling again. He is expected to make all-out efforts to bring back striker Harry Kane (32), who failed two years ago.

British media TBR Football reported on the 7th (Korea time) that Sir Ratcliffe is hoping to recruit again after it is known that Kane's contract has a termination clause of 54 million pounds (about 97.2 billion won).




Ratcliffe strongly pushed for the signing of Harry Kane in 2023. Shortly after taking over a stake in Manchester United, he was the first to try to bring Kane in. For Ratcliffe, Kane was 'the dream player'. However, Ratcliffe's hopes were not fulfilled. Kane left Tottenham Hotspur for Bayern Munich.

Kane, is it now? Manchester United owner Jim Ratcliffe pushes for strong recruitment as soon as Kane's contract is terminated
After moving to Munich, Kane proved himself to be the best striker in the world. He was the top scorer with 36 goals in the 2023-2024 season, his first season after joining Munich, and is also ranked first with 19 goals in the 2024-2025 season. He has scored 55 goals so far.

On the other hand, Manchester United, which missed Kane, signed Rasmus Hoylun in the summer of 2023, and brought Joshua Zirkji a year later. However, both are only showing disappointment. Hoylun, who was brought in for 72 million pounds (about 129.5 billion won), scored a total of 16 goals (10 league goals) in the 2023-2024 season, and has only two league goals this season.




Zirkji was brought in for 43 million euros (about 36 million pounds, 64.7 billion won), and he has only four goals in total, including three league goals in the 2024-2025 season. Spent more than £100 million bringing in two, but the effect is less than half that of Kane.

Kane, is it now? Manchester United owner Jim Ratcliffe pushes for strong recruitment as soon as Kane's contract is terminated
After all, Manchester United is 13th in the league, suffering from poor offense this season.

In this situation, it is known that Kane's contract has a termination clause. This is reported by German media Bild. According to this, Kane can invoke the termination clause in January 2025 and January 2026, respectively. Invoking the clause in January would allow the team to leave that summer's transfer window. If the clause was invoked in January, it could have been transferred for 80 million euros (about 120.4 billion won) in the transfer market this summer. However, Kane did not invoke the clause in January.




Kane, is it now? Manchester United owner Jim Ratcliffe pushes for strong recruitment as soon as Kane's contract is terminated
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It can also be used in January 2026. At this time, the transfer fee will be lowered to 65 million euros (about 97.9 billion won). Manchester United will have a chance to catch the world's best striker for less than £60 million.

Most Manchester United fans, whose news is known, are welcoming. Likewise, owner Ratcliffe, who has experienced failure once, is likely to be more active. Senior TBR Football reporter Graham Bailey said: "'Manchester United strongly hope to recruit Kane. Ratcliffe still likes Kane very much after scoring 55 goals in 50 Bundesliga matches, he said.

Kane, is it now? Manchester United owner Jim Ratcliffe pushes for strong recruitment as soon as Kane's contract is terminated
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Of course, Manchester United must compete with Tottenham first in order to recruit Kane. Tottenham has the right to negotiate first. It is expected to reunite with Son Heung-min, who was the best combination in EPL in the past. Kane is also still fond of Tottenham, which he has been involved with since his youth.

The good thing is that we don't have to consider competition with Arsenal or Chelsea. Citing a source, TBR Football said Kane has no intention of going to Chelsea or Arsenal, Tottenham's former London rival.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.