United ready to step up Harry Kane bid

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is ready to break the bank in order to sign Harry Kane from Tottenham, according to the Sun.

United were linked with a £40m move for Kane in the summer transfer window, though Spurs and the player himself at the time were keen to continue Kane's spell at White Hart Lane. It's now reported, however, that Van Gaal feels United need a new centre forward after failing to break down Championship club Middlesbrough in the League Cup on Wednesday.

The Red Devils appear to have the ready-made answer to their striking problems in Anthony Martial, though Van Gaal has favoured out-of-form club captain Wayne Rooney in the central striking position over the last few games. 

Rooney is expected to drop into midfield in the long-term though, and while Martial may well end up doing his best work through the middle for United in the future, Van Gaal is said to realise that his side cannot solely rely on Martial's contributions in the position. With that said, United are ready to pay what could even be a record fee for an Englishman to pull off the deal.

Manchester City paid around £49m to sign Raheem Sterling from Liverpool in the summer, and the latest report claims their rivals would be willing to pay somewhere between £50m and £60m for Kane.

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy though is not willing to do business and is a notoriously tough negotiator; as United have found out in the past. 

Kane broke on to the first team scene at Spurs last season by hitting 31 goals in all competitions after coming through the youth ranks, and after a difficult patch in the early months of this season the England man appears to be back on song - after he hit a hat-trick at the weekend against Bournemouth.

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