A year after Robert Lewandowski's storied tenure came to an end with a move to Barcelona, Thomas Tuchel's team believes the England captain is the ideal replacement.
According to reports this week, Tuchel saw the 29-year-old at his London home for private discussions.
The superstar Spurs player, whose contract in north London has just one year remaining, reportedly told Tuchel that he would like to join forces with the Bundesliga champions and compete for championships in Bavaria next season.
Daniel Levy, the chairman of Tottenham, is reportedly enraged with Tuchel over the approach for his star player. According to the German publication BILD, Levy is prepared to reject an offer of £85 million after previously having made the Bundesliga's top teams "bleed." already rejecting a £60 million cheaper offer.
Bayern Munich may now be added to the list of organizations that the obstinate Spurs owner won't do business with.
Known as one of the toughest negotiators in the game, Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United once said that working with Levy was "more painful than hip surgery."
This was a result of his struggles in 2008 to convince Spurs to sell Dimitar Berbatov to the Old Trafford team. On that instance, United was successful in obtaining their target; however, Levy filed a grievance with the Premier League alleging that United had "systematically worked to prise the player away from the club."
The lack of transfers between Tottenham and other teams may not come as a surprise.
This is true even if United was interested in signing Kane since they were keen to bring in a striker during the summer transfer window. Levy, however, is adamant that Kane won't be sold, especially not to a Premier League opponent.
However, with Levy's beef with Bayern Munich and no indication that Real Madrid is about to make a move soon, the Tottenham owner is taking a very real chance that the player they value at least £100 million could depart for nothing in a year.
Selling Kane would increase Spurs' chances of rebuilding the team after the club's all-time leading scorer, therefore it's a risky move for Levy to make.
Levy will, however, hope that Spurs can provide enough. hunder new manager Ange Postecoglou to convince the striker to sign a new contract and demonstrate his allegiance to the team. Levy has never forgotten that he let Kyle Walker leave the club, as Mail Sport discovered earlier this year.
Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez's additions to City's forward line helped things turn out in the end.
It was a setback for Kane, though, since it was widely reported that the Tottenham striker planned to quit the team that summer because he had failed to win a trophy while a member of the team.
Tottenham hasn't won a trophy in two years, despite initial hopes that their former manager Antonio Conte would end their trophy drought given that it had been 15 years since they claimed the League Cup.
Levy is obstinate with other Premier League teams as well, not just the Manchester teams.
In the summer of 2011, he famously thwarted Luka Modric's intended transfer to Chelsea. To join Real Madrid for £40 million, the Croatian midfielder had to wait a full year to leave the team.
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The 37-year-old recounted in his book, "Luka Modric: My Autobiography," which the Guardian is currently serializing, how he blamed Levy for blocking his move.
Levy chastised me for declaring my intention to quit Tottenham in public and reiterated that the club had no intention of selling at any price.
A challenging time followed. Daily media analyses of my situation made Tottenham fans angry that I wanted to go, which is understandable. Harry Redknapp, on the other hand, appeared to be sympathetic to my predicament in public.
But I couldn't think clearly, so I submitted a formal transfer request. Levy continued to reject Chelsea's bids, but Chelsea always came back with better ones. I was aggravated by everything.
Despite everything that happened, I always got along well with Levy. He was the one who signed me to Tottenham for a sum that set a record in the club's annals. That simply served to highlight how highly he regarded me. But I hated him because he'd promised to let me transfer to a bigger team on a couple of times, only to back out.
He broke his word. I believe that one's word and promise are more significant than anything else.
Despite everything that happened, I always got along well with Levy. He was the one who signed me to Tottenham for a sum that set a record in the club's annals. That simply served to highlight how highly he regarded me. But I hated him since he had lied to me on a few occasions after promising to let me move to a bigger club. I believe that one's word and promise are more significant than anything else.
I had established my ability as a player. I was unsure of my next steps after Tottenham. I had no idea whether or when Levy would consent to sell me. But I was certain that it was time to move on and take on a new, more difficult project.
Modric did make his transfer, and things ultimately turned out well for him. During his time at the Santiago Bernabeu, he amassed 23 awards and won a Ballon d'Or, making him one of the most successful players in history.
Kane, who turns 30 this month, will be aware that his chances of winning championships are dwindling, but Levy's status as a champion of Tottenham's interests knows no bounds.
There are eight weeks left in the transfer window, which gives a team like Bayern Munich the chance to attempt the unthinkable: convincing Levy to trade his top player.
However, history indicates that waiting and hoping that Kane wants to play may be Bayern Munich's best option.
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