‘Magnificent’ Harry Kane worthy of €250 million transfer fee, says Real Madrid’s Florentino Perez
Only a world record amount would land star striker, according to president of reigning European champions
It would take a world record €250 million (HK$2.3 billion) fee to land the on-fire Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur, according to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez.
The English striker’s 13 goals in 12 games this season has sparked rumours he could be the latest star to swap Spurs for Spain, following in the footsteps of Luka Modric and Gareth Bale.
However, having had his fingers burned in paying a then world record €100 million for Bale in 2013, Perez is wary of trying to negotiate with Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy.
“I think he is a magnificent player and, moreover, he is young with many years ahead of him to progress,” Perez told Spanish radio station Cadena Cope after attending Fifa’s annual awards.
And Perez believes Levy’s reputation for delaying moves until late in the transfer window to get the best possible deal means he would want more than the €222 million Paris Saint-Germain paid to snatch Neymar from Barcelona in August.