Manchester United legend Dwight Yorke feels Erik Ten Hag may have no choice but to sign Harry Kane
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Dwight Yorke believes Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag may have no choice but to make Harry Kane his No 1 transfer target this summer.
The 51-year-old knows a thing or two about what it takes to be a United striker, scoring 46 goals in 98 appearances during his time with the club, which included a staring role in Alex Ferguson’s famed 1998-99 treble-winning side.
But United have struggled for goals up front this season, and Yorke feels Tottenham striker Kane, 29, is likely to guarantee an immediate return – which could play into Ten Hag’s thinking, as “in two years you might not be in the job” if results do not go the Dutchman’s way.
While Old Trafford legend Yorke believes Ten Hag has done a “fabulous” job in his first season at the club, having already secured the League Cup and Champions League football for next season, with the FA Cup to play for on June 3, as an out-of-work manager himself he knows “the game can turn around quickly”.
“We know Harry Kane’s scenario – he has a proven record in terms of the number of goals he’s scored, the consistency that he brings,” Yorke told the Post at Hong Kong Football Club, where he is an ambassador for this weekend’s HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens.
“The issue is, do you get somebody who is gonna do the business for the next couple of years and be happy with that, or you have Victor Osimhen, a young kid at Napoli who is untested.
