Manchester City are willing to take the battle to prise Harry Kane from Tottenham right to deadline day next month.
The Mirror says City are braced for the Kane transfer saga to go all the way to the wire on transfer deadline day.
The Premier League champions still believe that Kane's wish to leave Tottenham this summer will prove to be decisive in their bid to add the England captain to Pep Guardiola's squad.
City's hopes of paying under £100million in cash for the World Cup Golden Boot winner, in the belief that Spurs would accept players moving in the opposite direction in part-exchange, have been dashed.
But despite Daniel Levy's hardline stance that his talisman is not for sale at any price, there is still optimism at the Etihad that a deal can be done.
City feel that Kane's desire to leave the London club will break the deadlock before the transfer window closes on August 31.
