Harry Kane told Manchester United move would be a step backwards as Spurs tipped for title tilt

England captain Harry Kane engineering a move to Manchester United would be a step backwards in his career, according to a former Premier League striker.

Rumours connecting the forward with an Old Trafford switch cooled after it was clear United’s top-four hopes were over. Said rumours became almost non-existent when Tottenham qualified for the Champions League.

Kane had reportedly been close to a move to rivals Manchester City last summer before pledging his allegiance to Spurs. With his club struggling for the first half of the season, speculation circled that the 28-year-old was a potential target for United.

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Instead, he now looks set to stay at Tottenham under Antonio Conte as they vie for Champions League glory. Meanwhile, United will do battle in the Europa League next season.

This may be a factor in why Gabby Agbonlahor told talkSPORT that a move to Old Trafford would be wrong for Kane. He said: “There’s no chance of him going to Manchester United, why would you go down?

“Manchester United aren’t as good as Spurs and I don’t think they will be next season.” He went on to explain how there are not many other options for Kane other than staying on at Spurs.

He added: “Manchester City move has gone, Chelsea have [Romelu] Lukaku - they probably won’t be able to get rid of him - where is there? Liverpool I don’t think would go in for him with the money it’ll cost.

“He’ll look at the project, look at how [Antonio] Conte has got them in the Champions League. He’s back in the biggest competition and he’ll be thinking Conte can attract more players to close the gap on Chelsea then eventually maybe going for a title