FC Barcelona presidential candidate vows to sign Harry Kane from Bayern Munich

Barcelona, 12 March — With elections looming on 15 March, presidential hopeful Xavier Vilajoana has staked his campaign on a blockbuster pledge: lure England captain Harry Kane away from Bayern Munich if he secures the club’s highest office. Speaking via social media, Vilajoana framed the hypothetical swoop as proof of an “ambitious Barcelona” restored to 1:1 financial-rule compliance after years of “financial chaos.”

“Caring for our La Masia players has been my utmost priority, but we will always need the ability to attract elite talent,” Vilajoana posted, directly invoking Kane as the marquee acquisition that would signal the club’s return to the summit of European football.

The 30-year-old striker, who swapped Tottenham for Munich last summer, has been periodically linked with the Catalan giants as a long-term successor to 35-year-old Robert Lewandowski. Yet sources close to the player insist Kane is settled in Bavaria and negotiating an extension with Bayern, making the promise appear more electoral theatre than tangible transfer strategy.

Critics were quick to dismiss the pronouncement. “The wording of that tweet is pure pandering,” one club observer noted. “If anyone is fooled by it, they’d have to be a seriously die-hard Barcelona fan.” Still, in a race where every ballot counts, Vilajoana’s eye-catching vow ensures he dominates headlines ahead of Sunday’s vote.

Whether the gambit translates into ballots—or merely joins a catalogue of campaign hyperbole—will be decided when Barça socios head to the polls. Until then, the prospect of Kane in blaugrana colours remains squarely in the realm of political promises.