Get the City transfer window latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox Ex-Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov believes Tottenham Hotspur's strong performance in their 1-0 victory over Manchester City on Sunday sends a message that there is a 'life without Harry Kane'.
Kane is set to miss Spurs' European Conference League opening game against Portuguese side Pacos de Ferreira, fuelling fire to rumours that he is protecting himself in a play to secure a transfer to Manchester.
City's transfer bosses Ferran Soriano and Txiki Begiristain have yet to make considerable headway in their pursuit of the striker, with Spurs' chairman Daniel Levy proving as tough of a negotiator as ever.
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