Man Utd now plotting bid for £90m-rated "animal", he's even better than Haaland - opinion

Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani will not remain at the club past this season, according to Fabrizio Romano, who said there is “no intention” from the club to extend his contract beyond this season.

With star-signing Cristiano Ronaldo not putting up the kind of numbers fans were hoping for this season, and now 37-years-old, the club are likely to make signing a new striker their priority – and Harry Kane is believed to once again be at the top of their shopping list.

According to The Athletic, the England captain is “prime among thoughts at Old Trafford”, and a move is far likelier than it was last year due to “budgetary constraints” at the club after they signed Jadon Sancho for £76.5m from Borussia Dortmund in the summer.

The report also states that Tottenham are in fact looking at potential replacements for the striker, utilising their relationship with ‘super-agent’ Jorge Mendes by holding talks over Benfica’s Darwin Nunez and Roma’s Tammy Abraham.

This development should give United fans hope that they will see Kane line-up in a red shirt next season, as it appears that the north London club may already be preparing for life without their homegrown star, and have already conceded that they will have to sell him.

Kane would serve as an excellent alternative to clinical Borussia Dortmund Erling Haaland, who despite managing more league goals than the Spurs striker this season, is still the inferior option.

Interestingly, he has completed far fewer dribbles than the £90m-rated Englishman, who has been described as “sluggish” at times throughout his career.

However, the Premier League is the best league in the world, and the most difficult challenge for any player wanting to test themselves at the highest level,