Westmorlandspur
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He wants to win trophies like league and champ lge. Not Europa.
Utd are well away from winning the league.
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Utd are well away from winning the league.
You're right, this is the key point. But it's not really surprising. Just as he's approaching the peak years of his career we seem to be moving in the opposite direction. In fairness the best players at nearly every club are always linked with moves away at some stage, Ronaldo, Rooney, Gerrard, Neymar, Mbappe, etc. But the timing of these Kane stories is in keeping with the respective trajectories of club and player. Let's face it, he's a level above the Europa League and the dire football we trade in these days.
I agree. United always look like they're a few bad results from being plunged into another crisis. I certainly can't see them seriously challenging for the league or Champions League any time soon.
However they still would be a step up from us right now.
Spursmatty87
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That’s what JPB claims to justify his piece. I love to know if they’ve written similar in the past. Personally even if he does want out I can’t see it this summer. The money just isn’t there
spursfan77
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He also says he doesn't expect him to leave.
I would also be very surprised if Kane left this year. There are less than a handful of clubs who could even dream of affording him, and how many of those would be willing to negotiate with Levy at the kind of prices he would demand for the deal?
thebenjamin
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Just listened to Ornstein and Pitt-Brooke do some 17 min video.
They know he wants to leave because people have told them, and he's DESPERATE to leave....5 sentences later - but they don't think he definitely will and he'll probably stay.
Combined with some.lengthy article JPB wrote last Saturday ?
What a load of bollox.
I thought the Athletic was better than this click bait shite.
They're not exclusive though. He could be desperate to leave but unable to. So therefore staying.
VancouverSpur
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I desperately do not ?
Shadydan
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I think he's a player who wants to win everything so no.
SpartanSpur
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My guess is that there is some smoke there. It's in Harry's best interests to put pressure on Levy whether he ends up leaving or not. He knows things aren't going well and he's one of very few people that can actually put pressure on him.
I'm sure Harry's ideal scenario is to stay and win big things with us, breaking Shearer and Greaves' records and earning a whopper of a new contract. The problem is right now the thoughts of us actually competing for big things feels wildly optimistic. He is one of the best players in the world and deserves a lot more than what has happened this season, struggling for an EL place and getting knocked out of cups by Zagreb and Everton.
Having to sell Kane due to a perceived lack of ambition would be a huge failure on Levy's part so you would hope it could encourage him to show ambition in the transfer market in the summer to appease him.
By respectfully letting it be known he would entertain a transfer is a win-win for him really. He either gets a big move or maybe even a nice big contract and a promise from Levy to match his ambitions. Massive summer coming up for Levy with a new manager to sort and the Kane issue to resolve.
I'm sure Harry's ideal scenario is to stay and win big things with us, breaking Shearer and Greaves' records and earning a whopper of a new contract. The problem is right now the thoughts of us actually competing for big things feels wildly optimistic. He is one of the best players in the world and deserves a lot more than what has happened this season, struggling for an EL place and getting knocked out of cups by Zagreb and Everton.
Having to sell Kane due to a perceived lack of ambition would be a huge failure on Levy's part so you would hope it could encourage him to show ambition in the transfer market in the summer to appease him.
By respectfully letting it be known he would entertain a transfer is a win-win for him really. He either gets a big move or maybe even a nice big contract and a promise from Levy to match his ambitions. Massive summer coming up for Levy with a new manager to sort and the Kane issue to resolve.
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stormfly
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Is this a time to maybe get a bit cute and look into a swap with Dortmund for Haaland?A younger less injury prone Kane who we will never get a chance of getting in any other window. This could be the only way I’d even consider letting Kane go. Also, Dortmund may not be the guaranteed trophies Kane craves. Or maybe try to set up a deal with Haaland before we sell Kane.
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WiganSpur
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Haaland wouldn't come here knowing he has the pick of the mega clubs, same applies to Mbappe.
stormfly
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So Danny Ings it is then.
WiganSpur
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Well he's one option and not a bad one. Aguero too is another for this season. Younger options Patson Daka and Dybala although neither those two would be direct replacements.
Ron Burgundy
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This is not going to happen, for so many reasons
blodge99
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No off course not, but my point was about the click baity type stories/videos that The Athletic were running.
H may in fact want out, but unless they've spoken directly to him about it I don't see how they can be so definitive one way or the other ?
dagraham
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Not really. Won’t be happening anyway as we can’t defend for shit ( sounds familiar
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