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topper

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When Levy would not sell Modric to Chelsea Modric was furious and claimed that Levy broke their gentleman's agreement.

"I reminded the chairman of our gentleman's agreement when we were in Dubrovnik last summer and I agreed a contract extension with Tottenham," Modric told Sportske Novosti. "At that time, I had an open chat with Levy – that if a bigger club came in with a concrete offer, we would consider it and agree the best solution for all concerned. Now Levy doesn't want to talk to me and said there is no possibility that I can leave Spurs. He threatened me – he said if I didn't accept the club's stance, they would make me sit on the bench or in the stands."

Levy forced Modric to stay an extra year and then sold him on his terms, and not to a domestic rival. Any player making a gentleman's agreement with Levy and thinking that will over rule a legally binding contract is very naive at the very least.

Levy will know there is no point keeping any unhappy player long term, and that he will need to maximise the transfer fee we recoup for that player. But right now, I imagine Levy is desperate to keep Kane at least until next season when foreign clubs will hopefully have greater transfer budgets that they do at the end of a lockdown year. After learning a hard lesson with Carrick and Berbatov he has shown with Modric, Bale and Eriksen that he will not sell players to domestic rivals.
Levy didn’t renege on his word - a bigger club didn’t come in for Modric at the time, only Chelsea!
 

degoose

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so i haven't read through all the recent pages but who here actually believed the stuff sky sports have been coming out with and does anybody really believe there was any leak. To me it just felt like a slow news day for Sky and it was a whole load of made up crap.

I mean Levy won't sell to anybody cheap and even if Kane has said he would like to go, we all know he is not the type to get in a strop and demand he leaves this summer, the fact is that he still has a few years on his contract so there is no urgency from spurs to sell. If he does go i think it will be next summer when post covid, clubs will have more money. Even then Levy i can only see selling to say Man City in the premier league, no way chelsea ever.

Basically he'll be here still next season unless some astronomical bid comes in and i can't see that at this present state of uncertainty and clubs who normally are rich have been losing money.
 

SPURSLIFE

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My view/guess is only Man City, Man Utd and PSG are in a financial position to put up the money. The bid would need to be around 180m.
I doubt even those clubs would be prepared to spend that kind of money at the moment. PSG would have to sell Mbappa but would want to keep him and add Kane. Pep has said many time he's not interested in an auction and Utd would probably prefer Haaland. Going by the media it seems Kane wants to join City so he could be here for another year.
 

dontcallme

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I doubt even those clubs would be prepared to spend that kind of money at the moment. PSG would have to sell Mbappa but would want to keep him and add Kane. Pep has said many time he's not interested in an auction and Utd would probably prefer Haaland. Going by the media it seems Kane wants to join City so he could be here for another year.
My guess is they won't be putting up the money either. In the past I have been almost completely confident of keeping Kane for the season, this is the first time that some doubt has come to my mind.

If PSG find a buyer or are force to sell Mbappe or Neymar then they could easily bid for Kane.

I think City are more likely to attract Haaland than Utd and given his age probably who City will target over Kane.

Utd are continuously spending big and would love nothing more than securing such a big signing. Whether Kane sees them as the sure thing for a major trophy is doubtful but might take the chance anyway.
 

Dave1882

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Why would Kane want to leave for French league. It’s totall shit, so no top European player wants to move to it bar mercenaries like Neymar
 

worcestersauce

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Whatever a gentleman's agreement is worth I'm still absolutely certain that Daniel Levy never came to a gentleman's agreement to let a player go cheap. Harry has a value and to Levy it's the same as it was two years ago and neither Covid nor clubs pleading poverty will change that.
 

dontcallme

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Why would Kane want to leave for French league. It’s totall shit, so no top European player wants to move to it bar mercenaries like Neymar
Most seasons PSG should win the title with relative ease so they should be able to focus heavily on the CL and rest players when required.

Given Kane's injuries he might want to play in a league where he can be afforded a rest occasionally plus the opportunity to play with the likes of Mbappe.
 

Shadydan

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Most seasons PSG should win the title with relative ease so they should be able to focus heavily on the CL and rest players when required.

Given Kane's injuries he might want to play in a league where he can be afforded a rest occasionally plus the opportunity to play with the likes of Mbappe.

Nah can't see that at all.

Mbappe isn't sticking around for much longer regardless.
 

Aphex

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He's really got all bases covered in that tweet - means nothing.


Not sure I follow you there, he's not covered bases.

He is saying Kane wants out, Spurs won't sell and City want to sign him.

It's pretty obvious Kane wants to move to Man City.

This is just further confirmation from a connected journo.

It's depressing to know Kane wants to move to City.
 

Aphex

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Of course they are interested, but are they also prepared to pay £150-175m this summer? I highly doubt it.

I believe that we won't sell whatever, and City won't get him. Although Kane could kick off big time....
 

Shadydan

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Romano is a goal hanger, said the other day that he didn't see Kane leaving Spurs.

The guy is a fraud with a social media celebrity status.
 

Guntz

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Not sure I follow you there, he's not covered bases.

He is saying Kane wants out, Spurs won't sell and City want to sign him.

It's pretty obvious Kane wants to move to Man City.

This is just further confirmation from a connected journo.

It's depressing to know Kane wants to move to City.

He said he won't sign a new contract "As of today" - that leaves him potentially signing a new contract in the future.

I have no doubt that Kane wants to move to City, but whether he will is another argument altogether.
 

Donki

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Romano is a goal hanger, said the other day that he didn't see Kane leaving Spurs.

The guy is a fraud with a social media celebrity status.

He gets an awful lot right, and considered top tier by most.
 

littlemandefoe

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Romano is a goal hanger, said the other day that he didn't see Kane leaving Spurs.

The guy is a fraud with a social media celebrity status.
Really? Based on? Everything he posts is usually 1 or 2 days before any other major outlet says something... And he is normally right.
 
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