Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has been linked with Manchester United.
However, the former Arsenal star does not believe that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy will get £200 million in transfer fees for the England international striker.
According to The Manchester Evening News, Tottenham value the 26-year-old at £200 million.
Merson, who now works as a pundit for Sky Sports, does not think that the amid the current economic uncertainty due to the global health crisis, no club will be willing to spend a huge amount of money on one single player.
Merson wrote about Kane in The Daily Star: “I hear all this stuff about ‘He’s one of our own” and I get it. But, I don’t buy it, because I’ve seen a million of them before and when it comes to football, it can mean nothing.
“Harry is an extremely decent player and seems to be an equally decent bloke, but can I see him doing what is unthinkable in many people’s eyes and moving on? Oh yeah. One hundred per cent.”
Merson added: “I think he’ll be off. Anyone expecting £200m can forget it. The current situation means football is going to have a drastically changed market.
“Right now with the world as it is and massive changes on the horizon, £100m would be a lot of money for many, many clubs and that includes Tottenham.”
Tottenham Hotspur stay
Although Kane suggested to former Tottenham midfielder Jamie Redknapp during an Instagram Live video last month that he is open to leaving, it is hard to see Spurs cash in on the striker this summer.
It is not going to be easy for Tottenham to find a suitable replacement, and not many clubs will be willing to spend £200 million amid the current crisis in the world.
The best option is for Spurs to keep Kane for next season and perhaps revisit the situation in the summer of 2021.
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