Kane’s transfer saga looms as EPL season kicks off

Harry Kane

The compact surroundings of the recently built, 17,250-seat Brentford Community Stadium will usher in another EPL campaign on Friday.

In reality, though, a season that will be marked by the return of capacity crowds for the first time in 17 pandemic-blighted months will only start in earnest once a summer-long, potentially title-defining transfer saga is settled one way or the other.

Harry Kane's move to Manchester City from Tottenham remains in the balance and may only be decided in the final days, perhaps even the final hours, of a summer transfer window that closes on August 31.

If City, the star-studded defending champion, clinch a signing of the England captain, many will view the title race as over before it barely started, such will be the depth and quality of resources available to City manager Pep Guardiola.

After all, City, which won the league by 12 points last season, has already bought midfielder Jack Grealish for a British-record fee of 100 million pounds (Rs 1,027cr).

If Kane stays at Tottenham? Well, it's game on, given how City's rivals stack up this season. Somewhat quirkily, the opening round of the EPL, which starts with Brentfordhosting Arsenal, is headlined by Sunday's meeting between Tottenham and Man City, Kane's current club and his suitor.

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