There is no denying the lad has had a great season, but the season before he was c*** and they sent him out on loan. Is he one of these one season wonders or should we give it a punt ?
Was he crap or did Spurs just do a Chelsea and buy a load of foreign crap that they had to play at the expense of a home grown talent? He looks a player to me, great finisher. Forty million though? No chance at that price. Someone get the transfer calculator.
He wasn't on loan last season. Spurs threw £20 odd million at Soldado and thus felt compelled to play him so Kane was on the bench for most of the season. In the last two months he was first choice and scored three goals in six starts, so hardly crap. I'd take him, but not for £40m. He's had a great season and shows potential, but for that sort of money you'd want him to have a couple of full seasons under his belt. That said, if we really have a gajillion pounds to spend on every player under the sun, I'd probably rather overpay on a top quality prospect like Kane than try to save money on squad players who won't threaten the first team. Just as long as it doesn't stop us spending enough on a CB, CM and RB.
I am always weary of one season wonders. Marcus Stewart, Andy Carroll, Jermain Defoe, Andy Johnson, Darren Bent have all had wonder seasons where they have scored 20 goals or thereabouts and everyone raved about them, then next season and thereafter have been pretty $hite. I would certainly wait to see if his talent takes, especially before spending £40m or so on him. I was certainly dubious about us signing Costa after his season with Atletico, thankfully he seems to still be banging them in, but it could have quite easily gone the other way.
Exactly, until this season we are not looking at anything special at all. Now I am not saying he is a bad player, he may well end up being the best English striker since Shearer, but for me personally, if I am going to drop £40m+ on him, I would want more than a season of evidence as to his skill. Like I said, there have been a dozen other strikers that have had ONE wonder season and looked great, and then slipped into mediocrity.....I would need to know Kane isn't going to be one of those guys before I splashed out.
It's a tough one because he's so young. If you're 26 or 28 and you've had one good season then I'd be concerned. If you're 21 like Kane and you've only had one full season, then it's a tougher call. I don't know, there's a premium on English players and a premium on young talent, so I understand why Spurs (and Levy in particular) will feel justified in asking for a huge price tag. But for 40 mil I'd want an established top class striker, not a potential one. Who can we compare him to, who are the other young english strikers to be sold in the recent past (with their age and transfer fee)? Rooney was 18 and 30 odd mil wasn't he? And that was 10 years ago... Who since then?
Simply put, I think it is too early for him to leave Spurs....he needs at least one more season there. The kid is only 21 right? I also think Spurs would be silly to let him go this soon too, If he has another season as good as this one, his price will sky rocket. I can't see anyone, cept maybe United, paying anything near £40m for him right now. However, with another 20 goals + season under his belt, and another season of experience, the suitors will come a calling.
We know what Levy is like though. If he doesn't think Kane can perform like this again then he'll drive a hard bargain and sell him for megabucks. The fans will be upset but their anger will be directed at MUFC and potentially Kane (but not too much, he's said all the right things so far in the media). Levy will be praised for getting the maximum fee possible...
I posted a comment about United being "interested" in Kane weeks ago on the Southampton Board!! You guys need a pin-up boy! My prediction is that he´ll cost 60m at least, with added on value should he be sold to RM in a few seasons. Of course Spurs need the money to fund their new stadium!! Hernandez could be used in a part-exchange as he looked like a fish out of water on Wednesday night against Juve´s tough defence (as did Gareth Bale, who seems to be playing in a straightjacket and not the freedom of the park as he was at White Hart Lane.
If Spurs really do need the money then a deal could be struck. It won't be anywhere near sixty million though as United won't pay it as he's not worth it. I can see us getting him for thirty million if we're genuinely interested and even that is overpriced. Levy will enjoy the profit on a player who cost him nowt and Kane will push the transfer through. The figures being quoted are ridiculously OTT.
He would be a risk, I'd like to see how he does again next season before my club took a punt but you then run the risk of his price going up. That might not happen though as it's silly money already.
LOL are you kidding, Kane was far superior to Costa this season Costa has had one good season in his whole career, most of his Chelsea goals this season are from the good service provided for him with almost all his goals coming inside the 18 yard box. Given you valued Costa at what? 30m for one good season in his whole career, at 26 years old, Kane is 21 and for Spurs first team he's a goal every two games in the league. By your own transfer logic, if Costa is worth 30m kane is worth 40m Ah sure the media play their part, Aguero has been by far the best striker in the league this year but because the media pretty much ignored him he didn't even make ToTY, Aguero is lightyears better than Costa, scored more goals, golden boot, better goals and doesn't act a ****, yet Costa gets team of the year Kane's goals have been great too, better than Costa's goals. Only as good as your last season and Kane was absolutely better than Costa last year
And of course your whole post looks dumb when you realise that I was **** scared when we bought Costa, for the very same reason. Thing is, its been two seasons for Costa now as the main man scoring goals so that lends a bit more weight to him. Best goals to game ratio in the league, if not for his gammy hamstring he would have smashed Kane on the Golden boot most likely. Kane 30 apps 20 goals Costa 24 apps 19 goals (oh and one of those appearances was for 11 minutes) I valued Costa as nothing, I didnt choose to buy him, the club did. Turns out in this instance they appear to have done good.
When Kane leads a club to a league title or CL final then you can compare his goals to Costa. Personally, I dont think Costa is as good as I thought and certainly nowhere in the same ball park as Drogba was. But he's a more proven centre forward (at the highest level) than Kane ffs.
I think Costa's similar to Cole or Yorke, in that he's not one of the best strikers but he's what the team needs and suits their strengths. As long as Chelsea keep playing that same cautious defensive style then he'll keep being the man they need to get the goal on the break, or hold it up for the rest of the team to arrive. And the twat will probably win more trophies that much better strikers whilst he does it!
