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Kane is on England duty at Euro 2020 (Picture: Getty Images)A number of Manchester City\u2019s first-team stars could be used in a part-exchange deal to land Tottenham talisman Harry Kane, according to reports.
\nKane, 27, has informed his boyhood club that he wants to seek a new challenge this summer with a move away from the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.
\nA multitude of clubs including Manchester United, Chelsea and City have been linked with the England captain, and reports earlier this week suggested that Pep Guardiola\u2019s Premier League champions have made an opening offer worth at least \u00a3100million for his services.<\/p>\n
Sterling is one of the City players who could be used as a makeweight (Picture: Getty Images)According to The Athletic, City want to use players as makeweights in any prospective deal for Kane.
\nThe report states that the Manchester club have mooted Raheem Sterling, Riyad Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus, Aymeric Laporte and Bernardo Silva as potential options in a part-exchange transfer.
\nHowever, in the discussions that have taken place between the two clubs, Spurs weren\u2019t keen on the idea of a swap deal.
\nMeanwhile, Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is insistent that Kane is not for sale in the summer transfer window.
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Kane has put in off-colour performances in England\u2019s first two group games at Euro 2020, failing to score against Croatia and Scotland.
\nBut Gareth Southgate has dismissed calls for the striker to be dropped for the Three Lions\u2019 final group stage clash against Czech Republic.
\nAsked whether Kane will start on Tuesday, Southgate told ITV Sport: \u2018You can assume that, absolutely.
\n\u2018I don\u2019t mind giving you that.
\n\u2018Harry during the World Cup ended up playing a lot of football, we felt we needed to manage that load a little bit this time and we have some good options on the bench to bring people into the game.
\n\u2018But he\u2019s our most important player, there\u2019s no doubt about that.
\n\u2018You\u2019ve only got to look at his goalscoring record with us to see the importance to the team.\u2019<\/p>\n
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