If City knew this to be the case we would have briefed and distanced ourselves from it by now. As it stands we are clearly bang in for him and we will get him if we can agree a deal with Spurs. If we can’t agree a fee and the rags pay up then maybe they’ll have a chance.
There is just no way Kane refers to us as the best side in the world and says he would want to play with De Bruyne above anyone else in England if he was on the verge of signing for them.
There is nothing to distance ourselves from. Would mean nothing if we did. Means nothing if we don't. Focus is on CL, no need for any other noise just now for the club.
Btw, Kane's comments have been taken a little bit out of context. He was asked 'which player we would most like in his team' when he spoke of KdB. Similar, but it has been rewritten into he wants to playnfor city with kdb. It was deliberate, if course, and the implication is the same. The strengrh of it is not, and has snowballed a bit. Like the rest of the bits in his interview. For me at least.