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Barcelona want to buy Kane to replace Lewandowski? A famous German reporter refutes the rumor: They can’t afford it!

12:51am, 24 November 2025【Football】

In more than a month, Europe's winter transfer window will open, and many teams have already begun planning in advance to make "big purchases" in the winter window. Not long ago, there was a blockbuster transfer news about Barcelona. This La Liga giant is plotting to introduce Kane to replace Lewandowski and serve as the team's new forward fulcrum!

According to reports from multiple Spanish media, Lewandowski’s contract with Barcelona will officially expire next summer. Considering the Polish forward’s age, Barcelona does not intend to renew his contract. Therefore, this La Liga giant urgently needs to introduce a new striker to replace Lewandowski, and their final target is England’s striker Kane, who is currently playing for Bayern.

So far this season, Kane has played a total of 18 games for Bayern. In these 18 games, he scored a crazy 24 goals and sent 3 assists. He scored 27 goals alone. With Kane's outstanding performance, Bayern leads the way in the standings. They are also the only team in the five major leagues this season to remain undefeated in all competitions.

Some fans may be curious, how could Bayern's top management send Kane away after his performance was so incredible?

According to British media, there is a termination clause in the contract signed by Kane and Bayern, which will officially take effect next year. If a team is willing to spend 65 million euros to redeem Kane, and the player himself is willing to join, then regardless of whether Bayern agrees or not, Kane can successfully complete the transfer and start a new chapter in his career. It is precisely based on this that Barcelona and Kane have a scandal.

However, the famous German sports reporter Falke soon refuted the rumors. In his personal column, Falke publicly stated that based on the uncertainty of Lewandowski's future, Barcelona does want to introduce a new center, and Kane, who has performed well in the new season, has naturally entered their field of vision. But trying to complete this transfer is nothing more than a dream for Barcelona, ​​because there is a very real problem in front of them, and that is "no money"!

Although the introduction of Kane for 65 million euros is definitely a value-for-money deal, it is simply impossible for Barcelona to come up with this 65 million euros in one go. Last season, Barcelona's revenue and expenses were almost equal. Although the financial statements showed a surplus of 2 million euros, the team still ended up with a loss of 17 million euros after deducting additional expenses. The poor financial situation also caused them to tighten their belts in the summer transfer window and only introduced three new players, Garcia, Baldegui, and Rashford.

In addition, Kane's ultra-high annual salary of 25 million euros is beyond the reach of Barcelona. Although some salary space will be released after Lewandowski leaves the team, that will not be realized until next summer, and Kane's termination clause only lasts until the end of January, so this transfer will only be a mirror image. It looks good, but it is not implemented at all.

However, many Premier League giants who are not short of money are now eyeing Kane. Whether Bayern can finally retain the English forward, no one can give an answer for the time being.