Harry Kane

[EastUpperDK82]

I still think they'd be about 30-40m short from Levy's perspective.. but at this point all we can do is see how it unfolds

They are still operating in Euro-figures

 

[bbunc]

100M euros with another 10-20 in reasonable add ons (ie Bayern win Bundesliga, Bayern reach UCL semis, Kane leads Bundesliga in goals) and maybe another 10 if they actually win the dang thing and I think it’s time to move on.

 

[danovice]

The game, as they say, is afoot.

We are about 5 weeks away from the start of the season. IMO, if Kane is to be sold, within the next two weeks, you may see some leaks that positions Spurs on the high ground and begins to throw some shade at Kane (e.g., Kane doesn't want to entertain our unprecedented offer to make him the highest paid Spurs player ever, putting individual goals before the team). Kane's camp won't have much to counteract that without getting personal, which I don't think he would do. It would progressively go downhill from there and Spurs would think they've won the PR battle for the fans, hiding the fact in plain sight that they've mismanaged the tenure of a generational talent.

Just speculation, of course.

 

[leethfc14]

Transferts : le Bayern Munich prêt à casser sa tirelire pour attirer Harry Kane (Tottenham)

Bien décidé à se renforcer au poste d'avant-centre, le Bayern Munich veut frapper fort en attirant l'attaquant anglais Harry Kane. Le transfert pourrait atteindre près de 100 millions d'euros.

www.lequipe.fr

It's an article with absolutely nothing in it.

Transfers: Bayern Munich ready to break the bank to attract Harry Kane (Tottenham) Determined to strengthen the position of center forward, Bayern Munich wants to hit hard by attracting English striker Harry Kane. The transfer could reach almost 100 million euros. The stars of Bayern Munich will resume tomorrow at Säbenerstrasse, the club's training center. If Thomas Tuchel can count on his recruits Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) and Raphaël Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), Kim Min-jae (Naples) must finish his military service in South Korea (he will join his new teammates in ten days during the tour in Japan and Thailand), and the technician will still have to be patient before hoping to be able to meet Harry Kane on a daily basis.

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

they've mismanaged the tenure of a generational talent.

Should be the new team motto

shameful really.

 

[yiddopaul]

Can't believe some are accepting it and just like "let him go, we can't enslave him anymore!" *queue dramatic panoramic music*. One of the greatest strikers in the world, Spurs supporter as well and you want to just give him up. Bollocks to that, 'throw the kitchen sink' at him, let's convince him to sign a new contract. If not, we get one more year and are more likely to have 'success' with him than without.

We're damned if we do, damned if we don't. We sell, the media and some Spurs fans: 'Spurs will never succeed if they keep selling their stars, no ambition' etc etc. We don't sell, the media and some fans: 'Poor Kane, held hostage by that mean old Spurs, shoulda got rid and got some money for him, this is on Levy, etc etc.

If this were Liverpool, United, Chelsea, City, they would be lauding Kane for his integrity and commitment/loyalty.

 

[DanNolan]

I’m pretty sure he’s already agreed terms with Madrid. Matter of time.

 

[ButchCassidy]

It's an article with absolutely nothing in it.

Transfers: Bayern Munich ready to break the bank to attract Harry Kane (Tottenham) Determined to strengthen the position of center forward, Bayern Munich wants to hit hard by attracting English striker Harry Kane. The transfer could reach almost 100 million euros. The stars of Bayern Munich will resume tomorrow at Säbenerstrasse, the club's training center. If Thomas Tuchel can count on his recruits Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) and Raphaël Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), Kim Min-jae (Naples) must finish his military service in South Korea (he will join his new teammates in ten days during the tour in Japan and Thailand), and the technician will still have to be patient before hoping to be able to meet Harry Kane on a daily basis.

LOL, so €75m plus 20m addons… That might finally be high enough for Levy to pickup the phone and say “no”.

 

[y1dk1d]

Interesting saga with many possible outcomes.

Do Bayern get their man?

Does he do another year and go for free next season?

Does he sign a new deal that favours a move for him to get a move next year? (Essentially giving us another season and meaning we get a fee for him in a year’s time)

Does he sign a contract that essentially means he’ll finish his career here?

Honestly I wouldn’t want to guess but hopefully we’ll know sooner or later, whatever the outcome may be

 

[mil1lion]

I’m pretty sure he’s already agreed terms with Madrid. Matter of time.

Not that you would know but I'm sure any of the top clubs will have no trouble agreeing terms with Kane. It's down to what we would be willing to sell him for and always has been.

 

[Reece_Spurs]

Can't believe some are accepting it and just like "let him go, we can't enslave him anymore!" *queue dramatic panoramic music*. One of the greatest strikers in the world, Spurs supporter as well and you want to just give him up. Bollocks to that, 'throw the kitchen sink' at him, let's convince him to sign a new contract. If not, we get one more year and are more likely to have 'success' with him than without.

We're damned if we do, damned if we don't. We sell, the media and some Spurs fans: 'Spurs will never succeed if they keep selling their stars, no ambition' etc etc. We don't sell, the media and some fans: 'Poor Kane, held hostage by that mean old Spurs, shoulda got rid and got some money for him, this is on Levy, etc etc.

If this were Liverpool, United, Chelsea, City, they would be lauding Kane for his integrity and commitment/loyalty.

Agreed.

Levy has done many many wrong things in terms of transfers, but IMO he's dealt with the Kane situation brilliantly overall.

Basically, pay up or fuck off.

 

[Stoof]

We are about 5 weeks away from the start of the season. IMO, if Kane is to be sold, within the next two weeks, you may see some leaks that positions Spurs on the high ground and begins to throw some shade at Kane (e.g., Kane doesn't want to entertain our unprecedented offer to make him the highest paid Spurs player ever, putting individual goals before the team). Kane's camp won't have much to counteract that without getting personal, which I don't think he would do. It would progressively go downhill from there and Spurs would think they've won the PR battle for the fans, hiding the fact in plain sight that they've mismanaged the tenure of a generational talent.

Just speculation, of course.

Don’t agree with that take at all. I think he’s mismanaged his own career by signing that giant contract for a long time.

That we’ve had one of the best forwards in the world at the club for as long as we have is impressive in itself.

If you meant that we haven’t built accordingly around him (which is me being generous to you) then yes, the manager and transfer decisions post-Poch (albeit understandable at the times for a “win now” manager), there is clear clear fault in the hierarchy that he’s not re-signed up.

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

Can't believe some are accepting it and just like "let him go, we can't enslave him anymore!" *queue dramatic panoramic music*. One of the greatest strikers in the world, Spurs supporter as well and you want to just give him up. Bollocks to that, 'throw the kitchen sink' at him, let's convince him to sign a new contract. If not, we get one more year and are more likely to have 'success' with him than without.

We're damned if we do, damned if we don't. We sell, the media and some Spurs fans: 'Spurs will never succeed if they keep selling their stars, no ambition' etc etc. We don't sell, the media and some fans: 'Poor Kane, held hostage by that mean old Spurs, shoulda got rid and got some money for him, this is on Levy, etc etc.

If this were Liverpool, United, Chelsea, City, they would be lauding Kane for his integrity and commitment/loyalty.

It’s not about what others think it’s about the effect on our team/squad performances.

In an ideal world we keep him, significantly strengthen the squad (a we’ve started to do) and Kane signs a new deal.

However if we keep him and he doesn’t sign a new deal then from January he can sign a pre-contract agreement with anyone he likes and he moves for free next summer then we have the issue of replacing a world class striker with £0 from
Selling him rather than selling him this summer and using the let’s say £100mil to strengthen the squad.

 

[danovice]

If you meant that we haven’t built accordingly around him (which is me being generous to you) then yes, the manager and transfer decisions post-Poch (albeit understandable at the times for a “win now” manager), there is clear clear fault in the hierarchy that he’s not re-signed up.

That is what I meant. There are many things that happen that isn't necessarily anyone's fault. But, some intellectual honesty is required (especially for Levy as a business person) that having a generational talent for as long as we have had, and having a consensus feeling of an underwhelming result over that time, does point to someone's mismanagement. That is specifically what I was referring to.

 

[Albertbarich]

Let's string this out, negotiate with Bayern for the next few weeks, leak some links to strikers so they think we are looking for a replacement and then the day before deadline day tell them to piss off and leave them with no striker for the year.

Maybe they can all get together in a room and moan about it after.

 

[chas vs dave]

So, they've just gone from 70m eur, to 80, then 100 in a matter of days.

Sounds like bullshit guesswork, or if true, they are worried about kanes resolve.

 

[Guernman]

Maybe I am being naive, but unless Kane turns up on Wednesday wearing lederhosen, I just can't see him moving to Munich this summer. It's just not going to happen. He won't be completely against it, sure, but he also won't actively want it in the way he wanted City, and understandably so.

IMO Bayern are on a hiding to nothing. Kane won't push for them, Levy won't pick up the phone. The only saga to run it's course in the coming weeks or months is whether we can get him on a new contract.

Personally I think that Kane will be a little cautious about running down a contract completely and risking a career threatening injury with no security. If we can come up with a deal which offers him a clear way out, a sensible buy-out clause in a year or two, then I think we have a better shot at his signature than the Germans do, even if it's still a long shot...

 

[soflapaul]

Suspect many are misreading what matters most to Harry. He, of all our players, plays for glory. He wants trophies. He'll probably tell Ange and Daniel that the kitchen sink to him means two world class CBs and one additional attacking midfielder. The money isn't what drives this guy. The belief that results will follow. I'm willing to bet that he gets a get out of Spurs in January deal if things go belly up thru the first half of the season.

 

[Peterh1980]

Wouldn’t surprise me if he signs a 450 a week deal for 3 years with a buyout from next year of 80m with restrictions so he ticks another 25 goals off shearers record, gets the insurance of guaranteed money, sees the Ange change through for a year. Everyone wins. He’s protected his family from injury, gets the chance at a trophy with spurs (Ange will play for all of them) then can leave at the end of the season in the same way he can if all doesn’t go well. He’s just had another baby etc too

 

[Peterh1980]

Haaland will maybe leave next season and if there is a release clause it makes it easy. Guarantees money without the risk. Let’s be honest, no one cares about the BL title, it means nothing. He can leave being 25-30 goals closer to AS record if he stays with us this season. Especially with Maddison behind him.