Chelsea move for £200k-a-week striker 'would not be surprise' at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea have set their sights on signing Tottenham Hotspur marksman Harry Kane and the interest from Stamford Bridge does not come as a shock, according to The Sun journalist Tom Barclay.

Graham Potter, who was appointed as the Blues’ head coach following the sacking of Thomas Tuchel earlier this month, will be given the opportunity to bolster his squad for the first time when the transfer window reopens in January.

According to Italian media outlet Calciomercato, Potter is an admirer of Kane and wants to negotiate terms which would see the striker make the move from Tottenham.

The report suggests the new Chelsea boss is prepared to offer Romelu Lukaku, who is currently on a season-long loan with Inter Milan, to the north Londoners in a player-plus-cash swap deal.

Kane has entered the final two years of his £200,000-per-week contract at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, leading to uncertainty over where his long-term future lies.

But Chelsea are not the only side looking to lure the 29-year-old, who is currently on international duty with England, away from his boyhood club.

Sky Sports Germany journalist Florian Plettenburg has revealed Bayern Munich are already in talks with Kane’s representatives over a potential transfer next summer.

Barclay believes a host of clubs will be queueing up for Kane’s services as he approaches the end of his contract.

The journalist feels Chelsea will prioritise signing a new frontman despite luring Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang away from Barcelona earlier this month.

Barclay told GIVEMESPORT: “You would think that the nearer it gets to the end of his contract, pretty much any club in the world – barring maybe someone like Manchester City just because they’ve got Erling Haaland now – would be