Ange Postecoglou has admitted Harry Kane is set to leave Tottenham to seal a move to Bayern Munich.
The former Celtic boss had been keen to keep the Spurs captain but now a deal to join the Bundesliga champions is "imminent".
Kane is not training with the Spurs team in preparation for the Premier League opener against Brentford as a deal edges closer.
The striker has been given permission to travel to finalise the move after Spurs accepted an offer worth upwards of £86.4million and that could rise to £120m.
Bayern Munich have been long-time admirers of the England international and appear to be finally landing their man but it leaves Postecoglou short with the Premier League return days away for Spurs.
Confirming the deal is close for Kane to leave, Postecoglou said: “Fair to say I don’t have a blow by blow account but my understanding is it has progressed to the point where it looks like it will happen.
“From that perspective, at least it gives us some clarity and we move forward without Harry.
“From my perspective it is just about understanding where we are at and the information I have at the moment is the deal is imminent but like with all these things, you leave yourself some leeway.
“But moving forward and training today preparing for Brentford, we are doing it without Harry.
“It is best Harry speaks for himself in terms of the decision but no doubt he is one of the greats of this football club and that never changes.
“I am only new in the building but fairly evident Harry Kane will always be one of the greats for this football club.”
Bayern saw bids reportedly turned down in June and July but made their intentions clear, with club officials in honorary president Uli Hoeness and president Herbert Hainer speaking openly in the media about Kane’s desire to join the Bundesliga champions.
A third bid was submitted last Friday and a new twist occurred when Spurs spent all weekend deliberating before chairman Daniel Levy rejected the offer on Monday.
With noises coming out that Kane, who scored four goals in a friendly win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Sunday, had enjoyed working with new Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou, confidence started to grow that he could spend the season with his boyhood team.
Bayern’s latest bid proved enough for an agreement to be reached and, after Kane took his time to weigh up the decision, he decided it was right to end his 19-year stay at Spurs.
