Manchester United urged to 'act like a big club' and sign Harry Kane ahead of Bayern Munich

Dwight Yorke has urged Manchester United to 'act like a big club' and beat Bayern Munich to Harry Kane's signature.

Erik ten Hag made the Tottenham Hotspur striker his number-one target but a deal looks unlikely. United are looking at alternative strikers as they are working under the assumption Daniel Levy won't sign off on selling him to a Premier League rival.

John Murtough is in talks with Atalanta for striker Rasmus Hojlund whilst Bayern Munich have seen two bids rejected for Kane. Yorke has urged United to show their stature and push ahead with a move for the England captain.

"If Harry Kane goes to Bayern Munich, it does concern me with the striker situation at Man United," Yorke told BoyleSports. "The striker position is probably the main reason that stopped us from getting close to Man City in the end.

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"You can't play the game without a real number nine, even with Pep Guardiola's false nine before, the striker position is very traditional in the Premier League. With the Kane scenario, we should have spent £150m on Erling Haaland when we had the chance under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but we spent money on other players in different positions.

"I'm not saying to go and spend £150m on Kane but Man United should act like the big club they are and go make the deal happen. Bayern Munich is a huge club, so Man United will have to do what's necessary to bring Kane in, we know what he brings to the table, it's priceless."

Yorke was speaking to BoyleSports who offer the latest