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Manchester City are willing to offer Bernardo Silva in any deal for Harry Kane but are prepared to miss out on the England captain altogether rather than meet Tottenham's straight asking price of £150million.

But Raheem Sterling, who is actively considering his future under Pep Guardiola after an unhappy last 12 months at the Etihad, has made it clear he doesn't want to be a makeweight as Spurs are only in the third-tier Europa Conference League.

The Premier League champions, who have already offered £100m for Kane, would go up to £130m but consider Daniel Levy's valuation too high.

Kane finally returned to Tottenham's training ground on Saturday — five days after the club claimed he was due back — with his future still up in the air.

City, who have just splashed out a British transfer record of £100m on Jack Grealish, now believe the only way they can broker a deal with Levy is if the Spurs chairman accepts a lower price — or takes Silva in part-exchange.

Guardiola has made no secret of his admiration for Kane, last season's Premier League top scorer. On Friday he hailed the Tottenham player as an 'extraordinary striker'.

City lost Sergio Aguero last summer and failure to sign Kane would leave Jesus as their only senior striker, though Ferran Torres, Kevin De Bruyne, Sterling and Phil Foden can play down the middle.

Sterling, however, has made it clear he doesn't want to stay at the Etihad if he has to endure another season where he is regularly sidelined by Guardiola.

Portuguese star Silva, according to the City manager, is one of a number of other players who are looking to leave the club, with his opportunities for starts diminishing further following Grealish's arrival.