Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has revealed he inserted a buy-back clause in the deal that saw Harry Kane move to Bayern Munich last month.
Levy reportedly made the comment – without providing further details – while appearing at a fans' forum on Tuesday night alongside current Spurs boss Ange Postecoglu.
Tottenham’s record goalscorer ended his two-decade association with the club after joining the Bundesliga giants in a deal worth in the region of £100million.
Levy had been prompted to sell the unsettled striker in order to avoid the possibility of him running down his contract and leaving for nothing the following year.
Kane has made a superb start for his new club, scoring four goals in five games, and is set to feature in their opening Champions League clash against Manchester United on Wednesday.
Speaking ahead of the game, Kane revealed how much Spurs still mean to him, insisting: "I’ll keep an eye on Tottenham for the rest of my life.
'I’m really happy to see the team playing the way they are and to see the fans happy is a great thing."
Meanwhile, Kane says Bayern need to use United's issues to their advantage as the England skipper looks to shoot down his long-term admirers.
Kane had long been linked with a switch to Old Trafford but last month moved to the German giants from boyhood club Tottenham.
He has hit the ground running with four goals in as many domestic games as attention turns to Wednesday’s Champions League opener.
United are the visitors and the England skipper, 30, maintains Bayern always felt like the right choice for his next club.
"To be honest, obviously over the summer I know there were some talks between a few clubs in the background," Kane said.
"But Bayern was a team I was really excited by so there wasn’t too many other discussions once they came in.
"My focus is on here. Obviously Manchester are a great club, a really big club as well, but I decided to come here and I’m really happy I have."
Kane joined Bayern in search of silverware that has evaded him for club and country – success that is almost guaranteed with the German behemoths.
Trophies have looked far from certain over the last decade at United, who head to Bavaria in a precarious state after a third defeat in four matches compounded their well-documented off-field issues.
Kane is wary of a potential backlash but acknowledged United have been going through a "bit of a tough spell recently" that they can capitalise on.
"I don’t know about the perfect time (to play them)," he said. "There can be a big response from teams going through a difficult spell but of course we need to use circumstances to our advantage, to go with big confidence at home in front of our fans.
"It is important to start the game on the front foot and really try and put the pressure on the opposition.
"They have some big threats as well, on the counter-attack they have some really quick players, so we need to be wary of that.
"But overall it’s a game we want to try to dominate and try to keep the pressure on and hopefully break them down as the game goes on."
Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern side are strong favourites to win and second only to holders Manchester City in the bookmakers’ odds to lift the trophy, but Kane is focusing on further improvements on a personal and collective level.
"It’s been a good start for me here for sure," he said. "Whenever there is a big transfer there is a little bit more pressure and expectation.
"Really pleased to score the four goals so far. I still think personally I can play better but I think that will come with getting to know my team-mates more and the system and the way we play.
"There’s definitely room for improvement in my all-round game but it’s always good to score four goals in four games."
Kane also defended Harry Maguire as the England captain hit out at the way the defender has been "scapegoated" amid "really unnecessary scrutiny".
Little more than two years on from being named in the European Championship team of the tournament, the 30-year-old is now the butt of jokes to many.
Maguire's struggle for form and game-time at Manchester United have increased the spotlight on a player that has remained an integral part of the England squad.
Maguire has not travelled to Germany due to injury despite training with the United squad on Tuesday morning.
Boss Gareth Southgate said the treatment of the centre-back was "ridiculous", "a joke" and "beyond anything I’ve ever seen" after he was mocked mercilessly against Scotland at Hampden Park.
Kane wrapped up that 3-1 friendly win following an own goal by half-time introduction Maguire, who the England skipper believes faces unwarranted attention and ridicule.
"I think H has come under some really unnecessary scrutiny," the Bayern Munich striker said.
"Probably been scapegoated a little bit in terms of the way the team has gone over recent times.
"He is a really good friend of mine, he’s a great guy, a really hard working professional.
"From an England point of view, he has been one of our best defenders and one of the best defenders in the history of our country in an England shirt.
"It’s part of our game now, it’s part of football. You get scrutinised all over social media but knowing him, all he will want to do is work harder and improve and stay focused.
"We’re fully behind him in the national team. I know the coach has come out and backed him fully.
"There’s always going to be noise around players but the most important thing is that we have a really strong core with England and that’s the most important thing going into big games and big tournaments."
