Luke Shaw would want Harry Kane at Manchester United ‘in a heartbeat’

Luke Shaw has admitted he has used England’s end-of-season camp as an opportunity to try to convince some of his international teammates their futures at club level lie with him at Manchester United, saying he would take the likes of Harry Kane and Declan Rice at Old Trafford “in a heartbeat”.

Kane and Rice are two of several players in Gareth Southgate’s squad for the Euro 24 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia whose futures are under scrutiny this summer. Rice is increasingly likely to leave West Ham while speculation over Kane’s future at Tottenham is again rife. The futures of fellow England internationals such as Jordan Pickford and Mason Mount have also come under discussion.

Shaw added fuel to the fire on Saturday when he teased via Instagram that he had given Kane and Rice a tour of United’s Carrington training complex. He admitted he was only “half-joking” when posting that, largely because he has been pestering them over a move to join him at Old Trafford next season.

“Because of the timing of the season and what’s going on, there is a lot of talk,” he said. “I can’t lie, I’d love a few of them to come to United, I’m not going to lie. I am speaking to them telling them how good Manchester is, because I know their qualities.

“They’re world-class players and they’d add massive strength to us. But of course, I can only say so much, it’s down to the club and what they decide. They’ve been here the last couple of days, hopefully they like and get used to it. I was only half-joking [about his Instagram post], it’s a bit of both. Like I said there, I know they’re both world-class players. Of course I don’t know what’s going on with the situation at their clubs but if it was down to me, I’d take them in a