this is a very weird time to leak this but perhaps something has happened behind the scenes or Kane has just had enough of Levy
Maybe...but it would be unbelievably disrespectful to us fans to do it now instead of waiting 6 days when the season is over. That's why I think it's unlike him. If it came out next week I could well believe it but for him to do it when we could actually get tiny something out of this season would be out of line to us...so for that reason I think it is unlikely
Not really lol. That’s straw clutching in the extreme. If he fancies a move and his agent has told the club that, then would that be a surprise given his age now? Not really. Doesn’t mean it’ll happen like, as Levy will almost certainly price him out of a move given his contract length. So if he’s really adamant he wants away he’ll have to force it, with everything that involves and I doubt he’s got the stones for that tbh.
Considering how there's so much Sky branding in their advertising, for example last year's Grand National ad had their pundits nearly getting trampled by a stampede of horses, that makes it all the stranger - and also a mental image of a brighter, kinder world It's certainly dodgy as ****, though, especially as The Murdoch Empire have an option to buy an 18.5% stake in one of the other companies under the Flutter umbrella which activates in July this year, which makes the whole enterprise look like a way of having deniability of what's really going on
He’s a ****e example, as we literally refused his transfer request when Chelsea bid for him, and played him the same day. He left the following season and with no ill will. Lescott is a prime example of a player who did what he felt he had to do. Same scenario, we played him opening day against Arsenal, he played up **** behind the scenes and visibly downed tools and we got gubbed 6-2, and he then promptly got his wish.
Sky aren't the most reliable source, but it wouldn't surprise me if this news is true. However, I still don't see where he goes. Bayern will never pay an astronomical fee for a player, Italian clubs are broke, Madrid and Barcelona have financial difficulties too, no point going to an uncompetitive league in France... So, the likelihood is, should he want to depart, it would be a domestic move. If he wants to break Shearer's record, and I think he does, he'll be looking to move to a PL club. But again, where? Chelsea? Not happening. There'd be lynch mobs after Levy if he authorised a move like this. Man United? Possible, but I can't see them stumping up the cash required, especially as Levy would add a premium considering United are a direct rival. I don't see this coming to fruition. City? Also possible, but they may want a younger target e.g. Haaland. And the highest they've paid for one player is £62.5m. They'd need around double that to prize him away from Spurs. He still has 3 years left on his contract, and with Spurs under no pressure to sell, and many English clubs still feeling the effects of Covid financially, I don't think a move is likely to happen this Summer. Even if that is what he desires.
A Kane move in the current COVID/post COVID climate is extremely unlikely. Unless he agitates for one - which is also very unlikely. He would be a good fit for Utd - especially if he could play at centre back as well or as a midfield 6 or 8 and gain a bit of pace.
But if he’s leaving to win trophies especially the big two (PL & CL) is that likely at Man Utd? The obvious choice is to join Man City as Aguero’s replacement and gives him the opportunity to play under the best manager about. That said, rival fans can mock Spurs for losing a star to City but Kane going to City will ensure their domestic domination will continue.
I call bullshit on this entire story. They are making a mountain out of the molehill that was his interview way back with Jamie Redknapp where he was cornered into agreeing that he will decide his future based on if Tottenham are 'moving in the right direction'. Every time it has looked like Spurs weren't, a new think-piece pops up with its roots and tentacles reaching back to that interview, the Athletic one being the most obvious. This is just an echo of that. No sources. No new evidence. No quotes. No official bids for the player. (Who is buying if Levy decides to sell?) FUD. Used to sell papers, gather clicks, fuel debate and conversation, and of course, destabilise Tottenham. Not saying he'll stay for sure, but this is such flimsy reporting that it doesn't actually mean anything or add anything new to the same tired angle that Sky and related pundits hammer hard every opportunity that they get. The anti-Spurs rhetoric is clear and obvious. They hate having an English 'golden boy' at Spurs and not in one of their beloved 'top 4' clubs. It's part Levy's fault for landing Tottenham into the no mans land right between, doing things the 'right and traditional way', against all odds, i.e. Leicester City, and joining the big top 4 spenders, who seem to be immune from such rhetoric. They have more respect for Aston Villa, for example, they love Grealish, but you don't see them trying to sell him to other premier league teams because he hasn't won anything. If he were at Spurs though……. (Same goes for Calvert Lewin at Everton and Ings at Southampton.)
I could just about handle Kane joining City as they are head and shoulders the best team in the country, and don`t rely on being dragged up the league by refereeing favouritism like the other clubs from the Northwest, he would be guaranteed silverware at Mansour FC. Kane joining any other PL team would be gut wrenching, I would much rather he was sold abroad if he is intent on leaving. We all know Levy would sell his own grandmother if somebody offered enough money, but after the super league fiasco, growing fan unrest and two decades of penny pinching, selling Kane at this time would just about finish Levy off for good, I don`t see how Levy could possibly recover from it, surely Levy would not be that stupid. As for the Skyte Sports report, that could be true, made up, or just over exaggerated, it could mean Kane has had enough or is putting pressure on Levy to show some ambition for once in his life, who knows. Either way, selling Harry Kane just sends out all the wrong messages and I really hope he stays, but unfortunately with the misery of ENIC around, that is unlikely.
Vehement denial from Spurs here like.... When approached by Standard Sport for comment, Tottenham said in a statement: "Our focus is on finishing the season as strongly as possible. That’s what everyone should be focused on." https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/fo...sked-to-leave-transfer-next-club-b935686.html
That's because Villa and Everton know their place, somewhere between 8th and 12th where they aren't running the risk of making Sky's favourites look bad so they get left alone for a season or two. But if they don't? Well, remember how the Manc clubs dismantled Villa the last time? It also has to be said there was efforts to dismantle Leicester's team after they served their purpose, with plenty of headlines about Vardy to Arsenal and a gentleman's agreement being the only thing keeping Mahrez there But it's totally healthy for any league to operate under the idea of teams knuckling under if they want to hold onto their key players for more than a couple of seasons...
It’s weak init Dortmund chiefs came out with a straight ‘Haaland not leaving’ now he still might but the owner has put it out there to the fans that he wants the player to stay. The Spurs statement reads a bit like ‘Willing to sell if money right so not saying No he is not leaving, anyway don’t want to talk about it’
I agree, it suggests that something HAS been said. The Guardian quotes "sources close to Kane " Which might suggest agent work. Is this anything to do with a potential new manager? There may be all sorts of political stuff behind this apart from the obvious agent mischief.
I’m sure Kane has asked the question about our upcoming Summer dealings and the answer has left him disappointed I’m afraid.
And he may know who the next manager is and was left underwhelmed Imagine you’re Harry Kane and you’re told that your new manager is the guy who narrowly avoided relegation with Brighton. Kane is 28 in July, he constantly sees lesser players and international team mates win the League, Chanpions League, Europa and domestic cups. I’m not surprised he doesn’t fancy another long term ‘project’ at Spurs which will probably end in failure like the last one did anyway.
Yes, he definitely knows what kind of level of manager we are looking for, either that or Levy has said he doesn’t know which will have just confirmed for Kane and his people that Levy doesn’t really care enough about the things Kane and his talent aspires to.
I have resigned myself to him leaving, and I don't think we can blame him for that. Though he clearly stated that he wouldn't even think about this until after the Euros. But he does have to shoulder some of the responsibility for us not winning trophies in the last 5 seasons as he declared himself fit for finals that then passed him by. That said he is a great goalscorer and will be hard to replace, but maybe we have become to reliant on him and just possibly others may step up to the plate if he isn't here, which has often happened when he has had his annual ankle injury. If we get north of £120m which we should for a player under contract who is at his peak, then providing the money is spent where we need it and on only 3 or 4 top quality players then we could come out of this in a better place - Unlikely given our recent track record of signings but lets be positive. I do think that Levy and Hitchen need to work some magic in the appointment of the new manager and then if Harry leaves in the transfer market.
