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title: "Exclusive: Michael Ball wants Man City to sign Danny Ings if Harry Kane move fails"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Danny Rust"
section: "Exclusive"
published: "2021-07-17T05:30:56Z"
modified: "2021-07-17T05:30:56Z"
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# Exclusive: Michael Ball wants Man City to sign Danny Ings if Harry Kane move fails

**Michael Ball has urged Manchester City to sign Danny Ings if it becomes clear Tottenham Hotspur are unwilling to let Harry Kane leave.**

England captain Kane has been City boss Pep Guardiola’s number one striker target this summer and the club reportedly made a bid of [£100million](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/12337836/harry-kane-man-city-make-100m-transfer-bid-for-tottenham-striker) last month.

However, Kane remains on Spurs’ books despite [publicly](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/12309404/harry-kane-again-tells-tottenham-he-wants-to-leave-as-manchester-city-manchester-united-chelsea-lie-in-wait) stating he wants to leave the club to challenge for trophies.\
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Ball believes Southampton’s Ings would be an ideal back-up option if the Kane switch fails to materialise.

Ings, who counts Liverpool among his former clubs and has drawn [interest](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-southampton-danny-ings-transfer-b945679.html) from Spurs, scored [13 goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/danny-ings/leistungsdaten/spieler/134294/plus/0?saison=2020) in 33 appearances last season.

With his [£75,000-per-week](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/southampton-fc/danny-ings-22849/) contract expiring next summer and the frontman [rejecting](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57718108) a new deal, Saints may look to cash in on Ings before the transfer window slams shut.

Ball feels, following Sergio Aguero’s [departure](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11833/12313095/sergio-aguero-manchester-city-striker-to-join-barcelona) to Barcelona, Ings would bag plenty of goals as City look to secure back-to-back Premier League titles.

Speaking exclusively to The Transfer Tavern, former City left-back Ball said: *“Unfortunately, he broke down at Liverpool and I think he is desperate to go back to a big club and prove he has the talent to be part of a big team.*\
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*“It doesn’t look like the Tottenham move is happening because their relationship with Southampton has soured, so that could leave the door open for Manchester City to snatch the player.*

*“I think he’d be a perfect fit for the way Manchester City play. He’d be a great replacement for Aguero.”*