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Ex-Spurs Player Harry Kane
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If we do that, more players would choose to run down their contracts like Eriksen and we’d get nothing in return.
That’s why a transfer request system exists, it’s a win win for both sides financially.
Agreed. Not saying I like seeing the backs of Son and Kane if they do go. But in some ways to really overhaul the team we need to let go off the old one.
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I remember an interview with Paulinho before he joined - just looked up the quote;
“This summer there has been interest in their coach and their best player – and they have been clear they both are not going anywhere. “When my agent made me aware that Tottenham were interested I knew it would not be a move that I could turn down.”
We all know what happened soon after.
Perhaps he turned up at Spurs with the feeling he had been lied to or misled - which could have had an impact on his attitude towards us.
Not the strongest response, but I guess an honest one. Calling Kane "H" doesn't help the "Mason's mates" narrative even I will admit
Bloke is clueless - for shame
MASON'S MATES ARE REAL!!
It happens.
Brian Brobbie signed for Leipzig in January on a pre contract. But now both Nagelsmann and the sporting director that signed him are leaving so he is trying to work out a way for Ajax to buy him back.
We wouldn't waste it though.
Say we sold Kane, maybe Son and couple of others and had £250m this summer.
We could spend £30m on a striker, £20m odd each on 3 more players and have £160m left over to pay off the majority of the bank loan, and save on wages.
Good business
There is some truth to this but I once again push back on the American-style "rebuilding" concept.
There's no well of future draft assets we could stockpile. We could just hang on to the money I guess, but that's probably not viable for a number of reasons.
We'd surely get younger, which we should do regardless, but if that squad slips to mid-table (or worse), there is no draft or cap space coming to save us.
We've always had star players depart, and a new one emerges. Carrick, Berbatov, Keane, Modric, VDV, Bale, now Kane.
The most frustrating part is the thinking of how good we could have been had we held on to the previous iterations. But the reality is that without one leaving, the other may never have come about.
If Kane leaves I'll be sad and angry in equal parts, but fuck me, I'll still be supporting Spurs next season whoever we have up front!
The most frustrating part is the thinking of how good we could have been had we held on to the previous iterations. But the reality is that without one leaving, the other may never have come about.
If Kane leaves I'll be sad and angry in equal parts, but fuck me, I'll still be supporting Spurs next season whoever we have up front!
You know exactly what I mean, selling to a Premier League team would be utter lunacy.
I was listening to, I think, Darren Bent on Talksport talking about how Levy strongarms players into those longer contracts (5/6 as standard). And in order to convince Kane to sign it, he probably made all sorts of promises regarding ambition and spending that he clearly hasn't honoured. As he likewise hasn't and probably won't honour a gentleman's agreement with Kane.
Regardless of whether you think Kane should be set free or not, Levy's clearly a bit of a dick and I completely understand why players have wised up and stopped signing contracts.
Really? Didn't know that.
Completely agree. 150 million is not realistic for a 28 year old.
Only United might be dumb enough.
This strikes me as a very plausible explanation of what we've seen.
This is the thing, they won't pay the price we want, which is why they need him to agitate for a move, which would bring the price down. I'm disappointed he's agreed to do so. Grealish was gutted when Villa held firm and point blank refused to sell him to us at any price, but he kept quiet and didn't push for the move, so stayed on good terms with everyone at the club, and was subsequently rewarded for doing so.
Yeah, it was announced on almost the same day.
No idea where the sporting director is going.
It won’t bring the price down though. Not a chance will Levy sell Kane for much less than £150m
Maybe people didn't listen to the interviews Kane did in the weeks following Mourinho's sacking.
Kane interview: Working with Mourinho will help me for rest of career
Harry Kane has described his relationship with Jose Mourinho as "a good match-up" and says he will use the experience of working with the Portuguese for the rest of his career.
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