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Southgate weighs in on Kane Bayern Munich move

England manager Gareth Southgate has spoken about Harry Kane's Bayern Munich transfer saga.

The Three Lions captain could be close to leaving Tottenham this summer for a mega fee.

Bayern have put in one last bid for Kane, but Spurs are still mulling over whether to accept.

Asked about the move, Southgate stated: "It doesn't concern me because wherever he is he is an outstanding player and he will have a good season and score a load of goals. It is more of a dilemma for the player and club.

“What do they do financially? He's at a certain point in his contract where can you afford not to take the money or afford to lose the player? That is the difficult thing for the people running the club."

He added: “You want the best players playing in the league if you can if you're a fan of the Premier League. We're not short of outstanding players and for me English players playing abroad is a good experience for them.

“What Jude is going to experience, the pressure of playing for Real Madrid where you have to win every week.

"Playing and training with outstanding players every day, having to mature living abroad as he did at Dortmund, I don't see a downside in that.

"We've got a few more going abroad now and I think that is good for their individual development and careers.

“England is a consequence of what they do for their clubs in the end. It is not for me to dictate where they go or play, we'll assess where they are.

“We've never ruled anyone out because of the league they play in, we rule them out on a comparison with the other players in their positions."

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