Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou slams Bayern Munich over Harry Kane transfer chase with striker’s future unclear

ANGE POSTECOGLOU hit out at Bayern Munich’s public pursuit of Harry Kane, claiming: I’d never talk to the media about other clubs’ players.

Kane netted FOUR goals in Spurs’ 5-1 friendly demolition of Shakhtar Donetsk — designed to raise money for Ukraine — before applauding and waving to the crowd at full-time on a mini lap of honour.

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The England captain has been the subject of three bids from Bayern, the latest believed to be around £86million.

Bayern have made no secret of their desire to sign Spurs’ 280-goal record scorer, with honorary president Uli Hoeness and president Herbert Hainer both confirming their intention on the record.

Postecoglou has faced questions over Kane’s future ever since becoming Tottenham boss in June.

The Australian, 57, said he was unfazed by Bayern’s public courting but did add: “What is factual right now is that Kane is a contracted player of our football club.

“I certainly wouldn’t talk about contracted players at other football clubs but I’m not at Bayern so they can go the way they want.”

German reports claimed Bayern set a deadline of midnight last Friday for Spurs chairman Daniel Levy to accept their offer.

More than 48 hours on, there has been no development on Kane’s future.

The player is understood to want his fate sorted before Spurs start their Prem campaign at Brentford on Sunday. Yet Postecoglou said: “I don’t know what ‘deadlines’ means.

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“We know there’s one deadline and that’s the end of the transfer window.

“Beyond that, I’m in open dialogue with Harry and the club on a regular basis.

“I’ve said to them, ‘If the status quo changes then inform me’. I don’t need to know about the comings and goings in between.

“I just want to deal with what’s in front of me because irrespective of the outcome, I’m building a team. I can’t wait around for a decision — we don’t have the time or the luxury to do that.”

Kane proved with his four goals against Shakhtar — Dane Scarlett, 19, added Spurs’ fifth late on — that his on-pitch focus is razor-sharp despite all the talk.

Former Celtic boss Postecoglou added: “He’s a fantastic striker, one of the world’s best. The way the team plays will help him.

“He loves scoring goals. We created a load of chances and he was the beneficiary.”

Kane, who captained Spurs against Shakhtar, applauded fans at full-time and waved to what appeared to be a family member in the stands.

It sparked suggestions of a farewell, though the forward is known for doing exactly the same after other matches.

Asked if fans may be reading too much into it, Postecoglou replied: “You’re reading into it, aren’t you!

“I’m not telling people what to read into. I don’t know what’s in Harry’s mind, let alone anyone else’s.”

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