Harry Kane

[whitechina]

The last ‘poor me’ press release went so well they’ve decided to leak the same thing again, so weird and so disappointing

Looks like they never learned from the last one.
It has just made most fans want him gone even more and supporting DL on this.
Which of the Kane brothers is the organ grinder and which is the monkey in all of this?

 

[bbunc]

Still don’t know why we didn’t just come out in public early on. “He’s our player. He’s under contract for 3 more years. We don’t intend to sell him, but if somebody shows up with all cash offer of 160M, we’ll entertain it. Otherwise let’s all move on.”

Do the Dortmund. Put it out in the open. Pushes all the pressure over to City and provides a bit of cover for your player to protect him from ruining his reputation.

 

[IamSpurtacus]

imma just leave this here by way of contrast...(given speculation Ronaldo may leave Juve)

 

[whitechina]

I don't fucking understand why he hasn't made a transfer request yet? Of course he will lose royalty bonus but if he is so desperate to leave it's surely worth it. Right?

You are so right!
Put in your request Harry, get City to pay what Tottenham say they want and go off and f*ck yourself!
Easy peasy lemon squeezy

 

[savesbydre]

imma just leave this here by way of contrast...(given speculation Ronaldo may leave Juve)

At least we know Kane wants to leave, I think I prefer that to this word salad of nothingness from Ronaldo

 

[Yorkville Spur]

There is no such thing as a gentlemen’s agreement. This is why there are contracts. Blathering about gentlemen’s agreements is amateur hour.

 

[Yorkville Spur]

Also, I’m going to stalk and give a wedgie to the next writer or pundit who refers to Kane as our captain.

 

[whitesocks]

Forgive me if this has been beaten to death upthread, but isn't it wild that he's dragged his teammates, the club, and the fanbase through all this mud and he *still* hasn't (to my knowledge) submitted a transfer request. Really weird, right? This part doesn't make sense to me one bit. Does he think that he can get away with (gestures around) all this, but still keep the fans onside? Some half-baked negotiating tactic? I'm lost.

Does the transfer request have to be formally written?
His sky interview was a transfer request in so many words. His agent's summer reveal that a deal was all but done surely is informal notice that he is leaving, esp if was just made up. His training no-show is the action of a player who wants to leave,
Whatever the actual legaility, the whole world knows he wants to leave and his actions are hardly those of a player who deserves a loyalty payment.

 

[CanadaSpurs]

imma just leave this here by way of contrast...(given speculation Ronaldo may leave Juve)

Thing is, nowhere in there does it say he’s staying at Juve, does it?

 

[Trent Crimm]

Thing is, nowhere in there does it say he’s staying at Juve, does it?

Does Ronaldo have a idiot as a brother/agent? If not, would he like one?

 

[peterballb]

The recent article only paints Kane in an even worse light.

Ok, so there was an agreement he could go if Spurs did not win a trophy or top 4. As there has been nothing from Kane about a price, seems to me, that he can go, when and if, City meet the asking price. I have not heard anything from Spurs intimating, not for sale at any price. So, there is a price. Not City's price. It's Spurs' price. What is the value of Kane, to Spurs, that would allow Spurs to let him go. From my perspective, it is 150M GBP rising to 200M GBP. Do it however you wish. 150M plus Silva - done deal. 120M plus Laporte and Silva - done deal. 100M plus Silva and Laporte and Torres, done deal (all realizing player swaps are unlikely and only work if the players want to come). I am not Levy. He has a price and I'll trust him on that one.

No different than Carrick, or Berbatov, or Keane, or Modric or Bale or, for that matter Wimmer or Rose. There is a price. There is nothing new in any of this. City may very well value Kane at not more than a farthing more than 125M GBP. That's not even close. So, why in heaven's name would Levy negotiate with City when they are not even at or near the number? He wouldn't. He'd be negotiating against himself. Get to, or close to the price, and negotiations are possible. How much up front? Over how many years? Rising to what figure based on what benchmarks? None can be discussed until the "number" is agreed.

And mean Spurs are making him look bad because he did not show, as expected. He says it was known and agreed prior to his leaving. I severely doubt that. Firstly, what benefit is there for Levy et al to lie? None. Second, in the world of super-connectivity, he and his people, friends, family etc did not have anything to say until he made his desperate, attempt at face-saving, statement. None of that washes. If he was not expected on the Monday, it would not have come up as an issue.

He (or his peeps) tried to force Levy's hand. Bad, bad, bad mistake. It did not work. When you are deep in a hole with a shovel in your hand, stop shovelling.

Lastly, yes, we fans all understand the need/desire/wish to win trophies and be in the CL. Read the forums every year. How many does Kane have to his name for club or country?

None of this is to slag Kane. There is a really simple solution where all get what they want - ask Levy the price (as if he hasn't already), convey that to City, and insist that they pay Spurs their valuation. If they won't, complain to the journos, that City aren't valuing you enough. More likely to work than trying to force Levy's hand. It's just dirty oil money.

 

[glacierSpurs]

Still, City already have 6 or 7 attacking mids. Grealish is more a luxury buy than an a necessity. They knew since the end of last season that they would need a new forward and waited till the last 2 weeks of the window to try and sway Levy into giving them a deal on one of the best forwards in the world. Dumb from them.

And fucking disrespectful to us as well, possibly thinking we will, and shall, accept their offer at the end of the day.

Yes, of course we will, but fucking pay the amount we ask for in the first place.

 

[glacierSpurs]

*Leads Prem in Goals and Assists*
*Leads England to WC Final*
*Has 3 yrs left on contract*

The Kanes - "Right I think 100M will do it."

Muppets.

I am from the hate-Kane stage to the pity-Kane stage now. He has washed all his legacy and image from the past 7 years down the toilet bowl in just 2 months. Grealish got his dream move but he seems to be stuck in hole he piled himself with shit. And he could still go on and devalue himself further thinking he's only worth £100m, just to earn a move to, of all big clubs but the Manchester fucking corrupting City.

It's really sad.

 

[CantSmileWithoutYou]

Honestly, I would love if Spurs miraculously signed Cristiano Ronaldo. Yes, I know. He wouldn't come and we wouldn't be able to afford him. But he definitely would fucking show HK what it's like to be a great player and a perfect professional.
Whatever the fuck HK is doing during this transfer saga is disgusting. And he is fucking stupid/brave enough to tell the fans that he is professional and of course will give everything on the pitch if stays. This **** earns 200k a week and can't fucking show up at training.
I'm so tired and bored of this transfer saga. Just want him to fuck off.
Sorry

At least we would be dangerous at free kicks again.

 

[ryanyourself]

Should have signed a 3yr deal mate. Now fuck off

 

[danny32]

Not that we really know but the inference is the bid is 150m euros (£127m). All City have got to do is put Bernardo Silva on top of that and we are done. I assume we would take Silva and as long as he agrees we desperately need a creative midfielder.

 

[Spriggan]

That Telegraph article is PR/spin. Undervalues Kane, harps on about this silly gentleman’s agreement, and tries to position him as valuing the fans/being the victim. Fact is, if he valued the fans, he wouldn’t have done the Neville interview before the season ended. Until such time as he apologizes and admits the timing of that was incredibly disrespectful, everything else is crocodile tears.

(@JacoZA apologies for moving your post to the Kane thread, didn't want to spam the ITK thread with my reply!)

100% agree!

If he valued the fans he would have gone about this transfer saga in a professional and dignified manner. If he valued the club that supported him, gave him the environment to develop, the chance to prove himself, the contracts that have made him a multi millionaire who should never have to work again when he retires. If he valued his teammates who went into battle with him, the support staff that nurtured him through injuries and helped him back to full fitness. If he valued all the effort that everyone has put into giving him what he needed to help his talent blossom and mature then he would never have agreed to the complete shit-show dreamed up by his family, and most certainly would not have hired his amoeba-brained brother to represent him! Gentleman's agreement my arse, it ain't worth the paper it's written on................oh, wait, it wasn't written down, who'da thunk it!

To my mind he's been hideously advised and turned into a selfish, money grabbing, entitled Primer Donna who has been corralled by his family and fed a steady diet of BS!

He is, without doubt, one of the greatest strikers currently playing the game, a world-class talent, and I don't begrudge him this move (if it happens this summer or next), but I do object to the way he's gone about it, how he's treated us fans, his teammates, and the club, and for that I will never forgive or hold him up as a Tottenham great. He is no longer "one of our own" to me, which makes me sad! I hope he sleeps well after he counts his blood-soaked money every day.

Time to move on, we'll be just fine without him, as we witnessed on Sunday!

COYS!!

 

[Frozen_Waffles]

I am in the minority here so I am not going to argue with everyone on this board.

You are talking about the morality of things that I, nor any other City or Chelsea fan can control. You are talking about billions of pounds that was opened when the premier league was founded in 1990's.

It's like if I said, I can't talk to you about what brand of phone is better without mentioning the conditions the chinese workers are in at apple or samsung? What use is that to the conversation? That is money and policies involved in things we will never change or be able to change.

Forgetting the owners and that argument. City have just signed a player for a British transfer record during a global pandemic, they are planning to break it again just a few weeks later.

They are (potentially) signing two players who were considered heroes at their clubs for sums of money never seen before in the British game.

Your manager has talked about one of our players publicly and expressed an interest. You have unsettled our player and are now asking how we feel about it?

Ask any other fan of any other club in pl about our situation and we will all be on the same page - it's sick.

As for how we feel about Harry Kane - we are all disappointed about how the player has acted and the lack of respect he has shown to the club that made him who he is. We can understand if he wants to leave, but the way he has gone about it has been shocking.

On a side note, I live abroad and watched the match with Spanish commentary. And for the first time I can remember a commentator has insulted a player. He said (in Spanish) "for me, he is a traitor".

And I think that's how most spurs fans feel at the moment about Kane. If he stays can we get back onside, perhaps, but he will never be loved again.

 

[JacoZA]

(@JacoZA apologies for moving your post to the Kane thread, didn't want to spam the ITK thread with my reply!)

COYS!!

Smart move - don't want the main ITK thread to get bogged down.

As for Kane, what irks me is him seemingly being incapable of accepting that he is partially to blame for the current situation. I know this will never happen, but I'm sure many fans would've have come round if he came out and said something like: I screwed up, and I'm sorry. I could have gone about this whole thing in a better way and I'm prepared to own that. I would like to move on, but I understand this has to be done in a manner that satisfies the desires of all parties involved - not just my own.

 

[JacoZA]

I am in the minority here so I am not going to argue with everyone on this board.

You are talking about the morality of things that I, nor any other City or Chelsea fan can control. You are talking about billions of pounds that was opened when the premier league was founded in 1990's.

It's like if I said, I can't talk to you about what brand of phone is better without mentioning the conditions the chinese workers are in at apple or samsung? What use is that to the conversation? That is money and policies involved in things we will never change or be able to change.

You raise points that are very fair IMO. The role of morality in football is a debate in and of itself (how many of us would stop supporting Spurs if we were bought out by a similar entity as at City?) and could probably be held separate from the debate around Kane's actions, Levy's promises, Pep's respect (or repeated lack thereof) for Spurs, and City's valuation of Kane.