Harry Kane

spursfan77 · Aug 1, 2023

JUSTINSIGNAL said:
I can't see it being anything less than £100m. For optics alone it is a lot easier to spin that we got good fee for our best ever player, with less than a year left on his contract, if we can report £100m+ than anything below.

Agree. People keep saying let’s meet half way. No. If he goes we can’t afford PR wise for it to be anything less than what we want for him. There were stories that we want it all up front too (which could be part of the problem, but we are well within our rights to ask that from one of the richest clubs on the planet) and I’d push for that if I were Levy. Bayern don’t hold any of the cards right now, the longer it goes on they get worse too if they really want the player now, which it doesn’t really look like if they keep coming in and trying to lowball us.

spursfan77 · Aug 1, 2023

ajspurs said:
My concern is that going by the noises today, we may not be aiming greatly high in the event that Kane does leave. I know 'aiming high' can be subjective and from such small noises it's far from definitive, but I'm starting to feel like names like Vlahovic and Muani are a pipe dream.

It's a shame because I know star names and such don't equate to success, but I like to think that losing a star would encourage a mindset to bring another in.

Be prepared to be underwhelmed by whoever we bring in to replace him. Toby & Jan, Dembele, Wanyama, Eriksen, Lamela, Walker, Rose. We haven’t replaced any of them with players of equal or superior ability. Obviously there is nobody to replace Kane equally but you get the gist.

Kendrick · Aug 1, 2023

Styopa · Aug 1, 2023

spursfan77 said:
Agree. People keep saying let’s meet half way. No. If he goes we can’t afford PR wise for it to be anything less than what we want for him. There were stories that we want it all up front too (which could be part of the problem, but we are well within our rights to ask that from one of the richest clubs on the planet) and I’d push for that if I were Levy. Bayern don’t hold any of the cards right now, the longer it goes on they get worse too if they really want the player now, which it doesn’t really look like if they keep coming in and trying to lowball us.

This is fine, but what happens if Levy does push for £100m right to the end of the window? Maybe we come out of it 5 mill better off, and we celebrate the fact we made Bayern pay up. But how does that help the team? What do we with the extra 5 mill? Is the PR win more important than getting the squad ready for the season?

Andertons_Right_Boot · Aug 1, 2023

Dannyspur said:
Berating Bayern for haggling over Kane’s price at the same time as we are haggling over the price of our targets is a bit rich.

Not when they want our most valuable asset

muppetman · Aug 1, 2023

Option 1 - the deal is done and we now take our wheelbarrow of cash on a spending spree (although the idea that we can low ball because nobody knows seems unlikely to me).
Option 2 - the deal drags on so long that it ends up fizzling out and Kane goes on a free next year.
Option 3 - the deal drags on and gets done at the last minute leaving us no time to spend the cash.
Option 4 - Levy sets a deadline and sticks to it - pay up or shut up.
Option 5 - Kane stays and buys into the new Ange revolution so much, that he signs a new deal.

I think that pretty much covers all options with 2 and 3 being the worst options for us.

spurs mental · Aug 1, 2023

Kendrick said:

They will insist and can do so all they like, but if they don't pay what DL wants then this isn't getting done.

Styopa · Aug 1, 2023

muppetman said:
Option 1 - the deal is done and we now take our wheelbarrow of cash on a spending spree (although the idea that we can low ball because nobody knows seems unlikely to me).
Option 2 - the deal drags on so long that it ends up fizzling out and Kane goes on a free next year.
Option 3 - the deal drags on and gets done at the last minute leaving us no time to spend the cash.
Option 4 - Levy sets a deadline and sticks to it - pay up or shut up.
Option 5 - Kane stays and buys into the new Ange revolution so much, that he signs a new deal.

I think that pretty much covers all options with 2 and 3 being the worst options for us.

I agree.

Some people are comfortable with option 2 and even see it as a win, but I think they could feel differently about it next summer if option 2 is what transpires.

spursfan77 · Aug 1, 2023

Styopa said:
This is fine, but what happens if Levy does push for £100m right to the end of the window? Maybe we come out of it 5 mill better off, and we celebrate the fact we made Bayern pay up. But how does that help the team? What do we with the extra 5 mill? Is the PR win more important than getting the squad ready for the season?

He’s probably pushing for the £100 million or more now though isn’t he, but they don’t want to pay it. It’s on them to come to the party. He’s done it so many times and proved he doesn’t care about results on the pitch while these types of deals are going on. We only need to look back to getting Porro in. It dragged out all window and we got him at the end rather than paying up earlier on and getting the player in to win us points. Performance on the pitch seems to come secondary to him than getting the deal he wants on a transfer. It’s infuriating. I remember the same discussions going on on SC a decade ago and nothing has changed!

E17yid · Aug 1, 2023

If I see Kane leaving for free playing for a rival next season I will hunt Levy down.

Ben1 · Aug 1, 2023

Kendrick said:

Classic update. ‘Insist’ ‘confident’ blah blah blah…next line states they’re only ‘getting closer’ to a fee which isn’t even enough anyhow

muppetman · Aug 1, 2023

Styopa said:
I agree.

Some people are comfortable with option 2 and even see it as a win, but I think they could feel differently about it next summer if option 2 is what transpires.

We just need to get on with. If he's going, then get it done, if he's not then announce he's staying and stop all the chatter.

Not sure who is leading on this (the invisible Munn?) but either shit or get off the pot.

Ron Burgundy · Aug 1, 2023

Styopa said:
I agree.

Some people are comfortable with option 2 and even see it as a win, but I think they could feel differently about it next summer if option 2 is what transpires.

Totally with you - it'd be a disaster. I'd like us to move on and start playing as a (purchase enhanced) unit, rather than relying on one player

jakuba · Aug 1, 2023

Assuming it’s Charlie they’ve got the idea that 85m euros gets this done I can’t believe they’d be so naive to actually believe him.

To think of comparable situations in recent years Hazard went for £90m in the last year of his contract and that was 4 years ago. I’d expect them to be arrogant and expect to bully to get their way but to be this oblivious is shocking.

Mattyhp · Aug 1, 2023

I really hope we reach a deal and if it’s north of £90 with add ons just accept and move forward. Letting Kane go into next season with less than 12 months on his deal is just pointless for all parties. Unless Ange wins the bloody league Kane ain’t signing a new deal, so why on earth the club want to drag this story on for another 12 months is beyond me. Kane has been the best forward in my lifetime, but he wasn’t the reason I started supporting Spurs and him leaving changes nothing to my support for the club. I also can’t accept that they spent 3/4 hours with Levy without reaching some sort of agreement in principle, so I suspect the media stuff on a difference in valuation is the classic “ducks in a row” tactic, so I predict we get movement on CB’s before we confirm/hear anything concrete on Kane. Levy just get this done and we can actually focus on getting behind a manager who wants to give the fans some joy in watching our team play for the first time in years!

jay2040 · Aug 1, 2023

E17yid said:
If I see Kane leaving for free playing for a rival next season I will hunt Levy down.

Or you could spend the time supporting the crop of players we have.
I don't think the hunt will be that long as I imagine you will find him at the stadium at some point !

felmani26 · Aug 1, 2023

Styopa said:
This is fine, but what happens if Levy does push for £100m right to the end of the window? Maybe we come out of it 5 mill better off, and we celebrate the fact we made Bayern pay up. But how does that help the team? What do we with the extra 5 mill? Is the PR win more important than getting the squad ready for the season?

If our transfer business is put on firmly on hold in this scenario then I couldn't give a tinkers toss if we eventually rinse Bayern for £120m+ if it inevitably results in us dashing around Europe on a supermarket sweep for sub par players to palm off on Ange because we've failed to secure top targets and the resulting clubs don't wish to sell late on.

The board need to stop looking at a "win" for the balance sheet and do their duty in providing Ange with the tools he needs in a timely manner first and foremost.

mil1lion · Aug 1, 2023

doom said:
A year left on contract and he is much older.

Much better though. World class and just scored 30 goals. He's worth more than any English player even with 1 year.

Dannyspur · Aug 1, 2023

Andertons_Right_Boot said:
Not when they want our most valuable asset

I’m not saying we shouldn’t haggle over prices, it’s just that everyone seems to be saying clubs should pay what we ask and it’s only us who should be able to negotiate reductions in prices

E17yid · Aug 1, 2023

jay2040 said:
Or you could spend the time supporting the crop of players we have.
I don't think the hunt will be that long as I imagine you will find him at the stadium at some point !

Nah, he’ll be hiding if this scenario plays out. Just imagine Kane leaving to Chelsea for free next season. Let that marinate. I know people say he wouldn’t but I wouldn’t rule it out.

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