Man Utd legend warns club NOT to sign Harry Kane in £100m transfer as it’ll lead to nightmare scenario in two years time

MANCHESTER UNITED legend Andy Cole has urged the club NOT to sign Harry Kane this summer.

The England captain, 29, is set to enter the final year of his Spurs contract.

Harry Kane has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester UnitedGetty

Andy Cole, right, does not feel Man Utd should sign Kane or Declan RiceReuters

And he is one of two strikers being heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford at the end of the season along with Napoli’s Victor Osimhen.

Tottenham are thought to value Kane at around £100million despite the possibility of him departing for free next summer.

And Cole does not believe things would end well for Man Utd if they were to strike a deal for Kane OR West Ham midfielder Declan Rice.

Speaking on the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast, he said: “I still don’t believe even if you brought in Harry Kane and Declan Rice that Manchester United would find themselves in a position where people are talking about them finishing second. 

“There’s no way Chelsea can get any worse, it’s not possible, if they got any worse you [Tim Sherwood] might as well come out of retirement.

“Liverpool can’t get any worse, Tottenham also can’t get any worse, then look at Arsenal. I look at teams like that and see where Manchester City are, you’ve got to close the gap there first.

“For me, those two players wouldn’t close the gap – United need more than two players. 

“If you look at what Manchester United have brought in over the years, we’ve paid a premium on virtually everyone because it’s Manchester United, and then a year or 18 months later the players we paid a premium for are out of the side or have gone for less than half of what we paid for them – they can’t continue to do that.”

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Kane is the all-time record goalscorer for both Tottenham and England.

And he has continued to impress this season despite Spurs’ dismal campaign, bagging 29 goals in 47 appearances.

He recently hinted he could stay in North London as he discussed Tottenham’s long-term future.

Speaking about the Europa Conference League, Kane, who is yet to win a trophy, said: “You can’t disrespect any competition that you play in.

“It’s one of those, if you end up in the Conference League and win it, it’s worth it. If you don’t, then people probably look at it as an inconvenience.

“But when you’ve been at a club where we haven’t won a trophy for 15 years, if we do end up in it, it could be an opportunity to try and put that to bed.”

Tottenham occupy seventh in the Premier League table with two games remaining – a spot that would see them qualify for the Europa Conference League.

Their final games come at home to Brentford and away at Leeds.

Victor Osimhen has also been linked with a summer transfer to Old TraffordGetty