Harry Kane

[carpediem1906]

It’s like some posters have totally not been keeping up with training videos, interviews, and pre season matches at all

The way Ange wants to play, and we have been playing, suits Richie so why are there so many who are dismissing someone who didn’t do well for us previously in every position but #9, which is where he thrives for Brazil and has gotten so many chances in training n pre season so far?

Why do we need to waste more money on another #9 if n when Kane leaves?

 

[nicdic]

There isn't really a striker that can replace Kane. Richarlison has looked way more comfortable in the new system than Kane has. We'll also not get enough from the Kane sale for a top top quality striker, not that there are even that many around.

 

[Guntz]

He signed a new contract a month ago.

I think it was triggered automatically due to performance.

He’s still apparently got a £42m release clause.

Obviously it’s unlikely, but he’d be the perfect young forward option.

 

[amathews3416]

Can we put some respect on Richarlison’s name? Of course he is no Harry Kane, but he is no mug either. If we put him in the shop window today we would have some of the biggest clubs in the world like Real Madrid wanting to sign him. He is Brazil’s #9 and had a solid goal scoring record for Everton.

Of course last year was disappointing, but he was plagued by injuries and it is quite difficult for a striker to get in any sort of scoring form when he was predominantly a backup and would get 20-30 mins a game off the bench. There are not many better strikers out there in World football that could replace Kane better than Richy.

 

[nicdic]

We will have to buy someone else who can play through the middle, can't just have Richy, but I don't see us spending hugely on a first choice 9

 

[nicdic]

Richarlison in this set up will score a hatful

 

[Guntz]

We will have to buy someone else who can play through the middle, can't just have Richy, but I don't see us spending hugely on a first choice 9

Son will cover through the middle.

Which suits him more than being a left winger in Ange’s system tbh.

 

[King of the Lane]

We would be gambling on the new system getting the best out of players. If Son, Kulu and Richy have another season like last year than we are relying on Maddison and Soloman to bring goals. This is a huge gamble to not adequately replace Kane.

 

[nicdic]

Shows how unambitious Levy and the club are.

Let's sell our best player and use the money to buy two centre backs. Any other club would buy two centre backs to improve their squad, as well as doing anything they can to keep their best player.

Once them spreadsheets look good at the end of the year though it's successful in Daniel's eyes.

It's not like we've not been trying to get him to sign a new contract. Apparently offering him £400k pw and whatever else. And by all accounts have been trying to buy centre backs too

 

[nicdic]

We would be gambling on the new system getting the best out of players. If Son, Kulu and Richy have another season like last year than we are relying on Maddison and Soloman to bring goals. This is a huge gamble to not adequately replace Kane.

First thing, the reason players were so bad last season, was first Conte, and second injuries. The system is so different now that that will change things hugely. We now have a coherent attacking system, rather than relying on genius from Kane. Son no longer carrying a Hernia that he had all season. Kulu and Richarlison hopefully over their injury issues from last season too. Not sure we need to worry.

 

[E17yid]

I’m very torn on this. I’m all for giving Richarlison a crack but at the same time I don’t think the Kane transfer should be effecting the CB issue too much.

In an ideal world we’d give Brighton most of the Kane money for Ferguson with hopefully enough left over for VdV then lay out the £50m for Tapsoba separately from the Kane money.

That’s obviously not going to happen though so I’ll settle for what the ITK is saying as long as the young forward has some genuine potential

 

[rossdapep]

It’s like some posters have totally not been keeping up with training videos, interviews, and pre season matches at all

The way Ange wants to play, and we have been playing, suits Richie so why are there so many who are dismissing someone who didn’t do well for us previously in every position but #9, which is where he thrives for Brazil and has gotten so many chances in training n pre season so far?

Why do we need to waste more money on another #9 if n when Kane leaves?

Brazil were very good in WC qualification and one of the reasons was because of the movement Richarlison gave them up top.

He does shank some chances but he still has a good conversion rate but more importantly, his movement frees up others and he has that unrelenting desire to score goals.

What we need is other wide/fluid options. We don't need another CF, Richarlison will become redundant again.

 

[thePessimist]

we’ll lose so much intelligence when harry leaves. richy is an ok player but link up, passing and general play will suffer immensely. we’ll put our faith in kulu and maddison i guess…

 

[Ghost Hardware]

I think it was triggered automatically due to performance.

He’s still apparently got a £42m release clause.

Obviously it’s unlikely, but he’d be the perfect young forward option.

Where did you read that? Jon Uriarte said this in regards to negotiations at the time “We are trying to provide the means so that he can extend his career with us and we think that we are going to achieve it,". I didn’t see anything saying it was triggered automatically.

From what I know is they really want to keep him for at least another season. Like you say there is still a €50 mil release clause but we would have to pay that in full which Levy would never do.

 

[E17yid]

we’ll lose so much intelligence when harry leaves. richy is an ok player but link up, passing and general play will suffer immensely. we’ll put our faith in kulu and maddison i guess…

Bissouma as well and definitely Bentancur when he’s back. You’re 100% right, though.

 

[For the love of Spurs]

we’ll lose so much intelligence when harry leaves. richy is an ok player but link up, passing and general play will suffer immensely. we’ll put our faith in kulu and maddison i guess…

Maddison is elite when it comes to creativity. Where I think we will miss is Kane’s ruthless finishing. Good thing is the system will create far more chnaces than Conte, Jose or Nuno’s. However without better CB’s we will concede a lot. We now have to get Tapsoba and VDV and also hope they hit the ground running.

 

[King of the Lane]

First thing, the reason players were so bad last season, was first Conte, and second injuries. The system is so different now that that will change things hugely. We now have a coherent attacking system, rather than relying on genius from Kane. Son no longer carrying a Hernia that he had all season. Kulu and Richarlison hopefully over their injury issues from last season too. Not sure we need to worry.

Thats all well and good but it is just a bunch of maybes at this point. There are no definitives from any of those players like we had with Kane - we knew he was going to score 20+ every season. Richy has never scored a lot of goals and is now going to be filling Kane's boots. We will see what happens but im not going to force positives for the sake of it.

I hope you turn out to be right though.

 

[Dov67]

It's not like we've not been trying to get him to sign a new contract. Apparently offering him £400k pw and whatever else. And by all accounts have been trying to buy centre backs too

If you‘re willing to pay the price to buy the targeted centre backs, you would just buy them - no need to “try”

and the reason Kane, who has been at the club since 11 and is now its greatest ever striker wont sign for even £400k/week is because we dont buy critical reinforcements in key areas - we spend the whole summer trying to get a good price and when we fail we end up with the second and third choice alternative who are never up to scratch.

That’s why we have won one lousy league cup in 24 years, and why we haven’t improved a defence that needs immediate reinforcements, and why a Kane wont sign a new contract no matter how much money is thrown at him.

 

[worcestersauce]

I am putting the argument that we never really had Richarlison here last year to all intents and purposes as he was in and out with injury and didn't play as our striker leading the line as I remember. I don't believe any of them will have a season like last season not least because we'll not be camped in our own half most of the game with sudden gut busting runs forward on the break.
To summarise I am not as concerned about not bringing in a new striker if Harry Kane goes as I am centre backs.

 

[E17yid]

Thats all well and good but is just maybes at this point. There are no definitives from any of those players like we had with Kane - we knew he was going to score 20+ every season. Richy has never scored a lot of goals and is now going to be filling Kane's boots. We will see what happens but im not going to force positives for the sake of it.

I hope you turn out to be right though.

We don’t need to him to fill Kanes boots completely, though. Or at least we don’t need him to score 30 league next season (though that would be nice). 15-20 goals would be good and if Son finds form and just generally getting goals from yoir Kulu’s and Maddison’s we can still have a decent season.