Right now isn’t exactly the best time to admit to being a Spurs fan. No manager, no European football, stuck behind West Ham, and now at risk of losing their one and only hope of retaining any sort of dignity from the 2021 Premier League season. In an interview that has since gone viral, Harry Kane stood for a chat with Gary Neville and discussed his desire to move past Spurs and start clearing off some of the cobwebs of his very empty trophy cabinet. However, this isn’t something we haven’t seen before and in my mind will undoubtedly end with Kane remaining in the number 10 shirt at Spurs for the foreseeable future.
There’s no question that Harry Kane is a world class talent and has the price tag to match. Any big club that want the chance at signing Kane are going to have to liquidate a serious amount of Bitcoin in order for Spurs to let him go and is valued at around £77 million according to data from the CIES Football Inventory. At 27 years old and arguably coming off his best season to date he has led the Premier League in both goals (22) and assists (13) - a accomplishment that ought to drive the price even further up. So that put’s him squarely in the minds of the big 4 money teams in club football: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Man City and PSG - all of which are in the market for a skilled striker like Kane.
However, I’m afraid Kane isn’t going anywhere. Despite troubles from a managerial standpoint, Spurs started the season as one of the underdog favourites to challenge for the Premier League title, but Jose Mourinho apparently had other plans in Roma? Nevertheless, on paper Spurs are a title winning side with supporting acts in the form of Heung-Min Son, Hugo Lloris, and Dele Ali, all of whom have shown to be world class players in their own right. So all it’s going to take from the bigwigs at Tottenham is another big bucks contract and a promise to find a manager who doesn’t have commitments elsewhere. With the right man on the sidelines, Spurs have already shown they can make a big impact on the European stage, marching all the way through to the Champions League Final just 2 short seasons ago - and with a fully fit Harry Kane they might of even won it.
Strangely “I want to leave” doesn’t really carry much of a punch in modern day football and is simply a negotiation tactic that Kane’s agent has cleverly whispered in his ear. His interview with Gary Neville has done nothing more than up his transfer value and urged the Spurs chairman to turn the printer on to get his new contract extension warm and ready to sign. Kane might admit his tolerance is wearing thin with the still trophy-less Spurs but it’s funny what £200,000 a week can do to help a mans patience for just a couple seasons longer - more than enough time for Spurs to at least put something on the mantle piece and convince Kane to remain in North London.
I would sell him and buy some new talent !!
ReplyDeletePast his sell by date lol !!!!