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Daily Schmankerl: Manchester City planning coup for Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi; Mino Raiola meets with FC Barcelona on Haaland, but won't meet with Bayern Munich; Thomas Müller's philosophy on jokes; and
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Tottenham's Harry Kane sets sights on Messi as Barcelona come to town | Tottenham Hotspur | The Guardian
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Harry Kane will be 'sweating' as free agent Lionel Messi presents better option for Man City than Tottenham star after Barcelona exit, with PSG transfer branded 'bad for football'
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Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane admires the work of Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski - Bavarian Football Works
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Champions League news: Harry Kane and Lionel Messi set for first-ever duel as superstar strikers headline Tottenham vs Barcelona - Sport360 News
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Harry Kane's dream transfer could be spurned by Lionel Messi and Pep Guardiola reunion | Football | Sport | Express.co.uk
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Tottenham star Harry Kane says Lionel Messi has 'done us a favour' by staying at Barcelona | Football | Sport | Express.co.uk
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Harry Kane thinks he can become a better goalscorer than Lionel Messi as he plans to be all time great - Mirror Online
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Insane stat about Harry Kane and Messi leads to fans criticizing Messi even more - Article - Bardown
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Lionel Messi and Harry Kane transfer revelation... could this really be true? | Football | Sport | Express.co.uk
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Tottenham's Harry Kane vows to match Lionel Messi record - by scoring 21 goals against Norwich - Mirror Online
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Harry Kane to travel with Tottenham squad today to face Wolves with striker on bench as he waits for Man City transfer
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