Harry Kane

teok said:

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This is gonna get messy IMO. Kane will come out and say he wants to go publicly.

L-man said:

Fuck the Spurs hierarchy, maybe they should have been "furious" when they were overseeing the rapid decline of our best team in 30-odd years, rather than wait for the tipping point of our star player wanting out.

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Exactly, if anything they should be hanging their heads in shame that they have let it come to this. They had the chance to build a title challenging team around a once in a generation talent who dropped into their laps and they have failed to do that.

If they are furious it shows a complete lack of self awareness and accountability, not that I find that in any way surprising.

I think the seed may have been planted at the start of the season, all the fanfare around Bale’s return. As far as I can remember, there weren’t many Spurs fan noises about Bale being unwelcome because of the way that he left for Madrid and forced through the move. He basically came back to a hero’s welcome. Kane must have thought then that if he does decide to leave one day too he might get some stick at the start, but that the fans would forgive him after a while.

If he thinks he’d get the same forgiveness after selling his soul for any other English team (and shitting on every young footballer’s dreams of bringing success to their boyhood club), then he’d be dead fucking wrong. I don’t think it will happen this summer but if it does it should be abroad only, with sell-on clauses to make it improbable for him to move back to England if not with us. If he wants to give up on us for trophies then he has to give up Shearer’s record too.

We’ve lost big players before but this guy, a Spurs fan who should stick with us through thick or thin, wanting to jump ship leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

danielneeds said:

This is gonna get messy IMO. Kane will come out and say he wants to go publicly.

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I think he will have to if he wants to leave.

Kane will have to ask for a transfer publicly. It's the only way baldie will do it i think. He knows he'll get blamed for selling one of our best ever players

BringBack_leGin said:

Next summer different story, there’ll be a clear line where his value will begin to diminish if he didn’t sign a new long contract (probably one to take him into mid thirties) and honestly, unless we win the league next season I don’t see that happening. However, this summer I just can’t see him leaving, the aligning of stars needed for that happen is too improbably.

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YeahI don't think it's naive to think he'll stay, for the contract reasons stated and because of the likely price tag - though the suspension of FFP this summer does make that one less clear than usual as the oligarch clubs will have money and a competitive advantage/incentive to spend now.

However, I do wonder if it's the right move for the club to keep him for that 'one more season'. Realistically, we're not going to challenge for the title. Factually, we're not going to challenge for the Champions League. Those are the trophies Kane will be eyeing I reckon. Even if we had a terrific season by our standards, finishing in the top four and winning the FA Cup - the greatest season we've ever had in the last 20 years - it still wouldn't be enough to sate him.

So, if there is a choice between selling him this summer for more money and with more control over the destination, or next summer for less money and with less control, shouldn't that be considered? We have next to no money this summer to refresh the squad so we're probably looking at 1 or 2 in and 1 or 2 out then asking our third manager in a row to get the best out of what feels a very stale squad. So if we were able to sell him to City for £120m or so and start the major changes this summer, then build again next summer after (hopefully) a year of full stadium revenue, would that not be more sensible? I don't want to lose Kane at all if we can avoid it, but I think that ship sailed when Mourinho failed and it's inevitable now. (I did think at the time that the Mourinho appointment was a gamble to get us over the line, with trophies if it worked balanced against the loss of Kane/inevitable rebuild if it didn't.) I can certainly see some logic to ripping the plaster off now rather than delaying it.

That said, I would add to your list of reasons it's improbable: Levy knows he's already dealing with fan unrest from a number of decisions as it is, selling Kane this summer would certainly not improve his popularity ratings.

But not to Chelsea, never to Chelsea. I'd rather make him run out his contract and get nothing than help him go there.

Gassin's finest said:

Spurs hierarchy unimpressed and defiant as 'desperate' Harry Kane tries to leave

Harry Kane believes he has a gentleman's agreement that he can leave this summer, but Tottenham insist the striker will not be sold...

theathletic.com

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It always amazes me how JPB and Ornstein come up with such long, articulate, well constructed articles that lack any semblance of substance or evidence.

It’s like a post by StartingPrice from back in the day.

Seafordian Spurs said:

He might well not go this summer as all the ITKs 'reassure' us but that's missing the point entirely.

The fact is he'll be off far sooner than later and we are perceived by everyone as a small club. Erikson wouldn't commit to us in our pomp and now Kane understandably wants out.

There is a staggering disconnect between Levy's view of Spurs and the reality of us.

'Don't worry he won't leave yet who can afford him?' That's not the fucking point.

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The point is that if we start winning he might change his mind. Big summer for Levy get the manager right and back him and most of this negativity goes away. If I were Levy I'd be spending big this Summer and if it doesn't work out sell Kane next year to recoup that money. If it does then CL and PL money should cover it anyway. Give Hitchen the reigns and see what he does with them.

danielneeds said:

This is gonna get messy IMO. Kane will come out and say he wants to go publicly.

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And if he does, he’ll get his transfer next summer ?

I'm really showing my flippant mood today, I switch from a bit of an attitude of "fuck any player who decides they wanna leave spurs, if they wanna go then fine, nobody is bigger than the club and we've lost big stars before and rebuilt and we'll do it again." The other attitude is just pure annoyance at the board for them not seeing that their actions caused this and I'm thinking of course Kane wants to leave, we've made every wrong turn since 2018 what do you expect, don't blame him.

I know some of here keep thinking ah it's fine, he won't leave until next summer but I just think that attitude kicks the can down the road and doesn't look at the real problem here which is; how have we got ourselves into this situation after being in such a position of strength mere years ago. Even if we make him stay a season, the problem is going to hang over us.

Trix said:

The point is that if we start winning he might change his mind. Big summer for Levy get the manager right and back him and most of this negativity goes away. If I were Levy I'd be spending big this Summer and if it doesn't work out sell Kane next year to recoup that money. If it does then CL and PL money should cover it anyway. Give Hitchen the reigns and see what he does with them.

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Massive summer required which is why I really hope the manager is ready to come in almost as soon as the season ends so he has the time to evaluate the squad before the Euros and sort our targets.

Whats the bet we start next season without a recognised striker in the squad.

Trix said:

The point is that if we start winning he might change his mind. Big summer for Levy get the manager right and back him and most of this negativity goes away. If I were Levy I'd be spending big this Summer and if it doesn't work out sell Kane next year to recoup that money. If it does then CL and PL money should cover it anyway. Give Hitchen the reigns and see what he does with them.

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Appreciate your response and optimism, Trix.....but I don't see Levy pulling off what you suggest as reasonable as it sounds!

Trix said:

The point is that if we start winning he might change his mind. Big summer for Levy get the manager right and back him and most of this negativity goes away. If I were Levy I'd be spending big this Summer and if it doesn't work out sell Kane next year to recoup that money. If it does then CL and PL money should cover it anyway. Give Hitchen the reigns and see what he does with them.

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Smart business, probably the best case scenario for both sides. Will be interesting to see how this all develops over the summer.

teok said:

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Not correct ‘Gentlemen’s agreement’

Trix said:

The point is that if we start winning he might change his mind. Big summer for Levy get the manager right and back him and most of this negativity goes away. If I were Levy I'd be spending big this Summer and if it doesn't work out sell Kane next year to recoup that money. If it does then CL and PL money should cover it anyway. Give Hitchen the reigns and see what he does with them.

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I mentioned this a few pages back - essentially spending the Kane money this summer plus any other money from sale of for example Winks or a Lamela et al - if we are successful then we recoup the cash from CL etc and if we arent successful we sell Kane to cover off the spend this summer. I think that could be the way out for Levy. The management decision has to be spot on though.

Nothing pisses me off more though than the twats like Neville desperately trying to sell Kane to the likes of City when only last month they were complaining how money was ruining football and the ESL was going to ruin competition in football. Hypocritical pricks.

You have feel a bit for Kane he is our best player and has been for a few years. But he didn't play in the two most iconic matches in recent years Man City away in the champions League and then Ajax away.
He played in the final half fit in hindsight probably the wrong decision and cost us the match. Anyway three decent signings and we will be competitive again.

Trix said:

The point is that if we start winning he might change his mind. Big summer for Levy get the manager right and back him and most of this negativity goes away. If I were Levy I'd be spending big this Summer and if it doesn't work out sell Kane next year to recoup that money. If it does then CL and PL money should cover it anyway. Give Hitchen the reigns and see what he does with them.

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Something tells me thats what we did last summer. ALl the noises coming from the club and Levy himself were that Covid had hit us hard and not to expect much transfer business. We then spent big (for us) on Reguillon, Doherty, Hojberg, Rodon and Bale without recouping hardly anything.

Trix said:

The point is that if we start winning he might change his mind. Big summer for Levy get the manager right and back him and most of this negativity goes away. If I were Levy I'd be spending big this Summer and if it doesn't work out sell Kane next year to recoup that money. If it does then CL and PL money should cover it anyway. Give Hitchen the reigns and see what he does with them.

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Love the idea of this, just can't see Levy taking the risk during a covid summer. Part of me thinks that's why this story was leaked was to force Levy's hand to where the risk of not doing it becomes greater than the risk of spending during this pandemic.