Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Danny Murphy is confident Harry Kane won’t leave for Manchester United as he doesn’t believe he’ll ever leave Spurs.

The 22-year-old was heavily linked with the Red Devils over the summer with a reported offer of £40 million mooted.

However, the England international remains at White Hart Lane and after a stuttering start to the new Premier League campaign has nine in his last eight in all competitions.

Speaking to talkSPORT, Murphy, who made 29 appearances for Spurs between 2006 and 2007, believes the Chingford-born forward won’t ever leave his first club.

He said: “I don’t think Harry Kane will be going anywhere ever.

“If Spurs keep progressing, he could be the player they build the team around. They could break the wage structure for him.

“If they sell Harry Kane in the next couple of years, could you imagine the uproar? He’s one of their own, and Tottenham have not sold a player like him.

“Dimitar Berbatov was there for a couple of seasons and was gone and Michael Carrick was a Geordie.

“But Kane was brought up as a Tottenham boy, brought through the academy, he supports the club, is a prolific goalscorer and has every attribute to be an England striker of the future.

“If they sell him, they might as well give up. What’s the point if you can’t keep Harry Kane?”