Harry Kane

[Trix]

Yeah, i'll be shocked if we don't. Although I see it more likely being a forward with massive potential than one who is fairly established like Muani or Vlahovic.

Problem is those young players with massive potential cost north of £50 mil nowadays anyway.

 

[Inq]

Problem is those young players with massive potential cost north of £50 mil nowadays anyway.

Think that’s the new norm now thanks to United, red, & blue scum and PIF united. making sure most clubs can ask for whatever they want and eventually get it.

Edit: sorry forgot about newcastle

 

[robotsonic]

My disappointment with this is that I had hoped Richarlison was signed as a back-up CF who could also play alongside Kane and provide an extra option on the wings. Last summer, if it had been clear that Richarlison was being signed as Kane's successor, most fans would have been outraged. Following a season where Richarlison only scored on PL goal, it should be expected that fans will be less happy with this succession plan now than they would have been last summer.

I don't think "Kane successor" is really a fair way to look at what his role is and is potentially going forward. A Kane successor doesn't exist as there isn't another player available (or that is alive) that can slot in and perform the role he's been playing in. It'll be a different role up front now and the Kane role will be gone entirely (possibly even if Kane stayed).

Of course anyone comparing Kane and Richarlison won't be impressed, but it's a false equivalence to even be trying to.

 

[barry]

Problem is those young players with massive potential cost north of £50 mil nowadays anyway.

We gotta be hitting the South American market. Still a lot of value there. The lad Palace are signing looks mustard and all for 30m euros.
Watching Chelsea in preseason, some of the Brazilians they've signed don't look bad.
Even El Wahi for 30m euros from France looks good value.

 

[Aleks]

If I see Kane in lederhosen for their oktoberfest event I will be happy he is gone

 

[chas vs dave]

Two weeks later and Levy has pissed all over those dreams, yet again.

Explain how? Levy has pissed over dreams because nothing has happened?

Also if you offer a decent vision of where envisage the club going.

“Okay okay, I get it you want champions league, but what if I tell you we are putting a go-kart track in the stadium basement?”

People keep on bringing up the go kart track. What does it actually have to do with the footballing side of the club? Very little, except generating more money to invest.

 

[Kirito]

I love how everyone labels the Bundesliga shit and not a test for Kane, yet most of you are rock hard at the thought of VDV and Tapsoba at the heart of our defence

 

[mil1lion]

I agree to an extent .

The best case scenario would be to bring the rest of the team upto Kane's standard surely.

I think our best chance is always to develop a team at that level. Kane himself came through and it's not like we would have stood a chance to sign him if he was playing for another top side. We did it well under Poch but the recruitment for a few years was shocking. For me this just feels like the back end of that period with Kane one of the last greats to leave. Son really is the last top quality one flying the flag. Its up to us to rebuild a new squad of early 20s to mid 20s players with the potential to develop together to that type of level. So if we use that money and sign a few more players with potential we should have a squad similar to the one Poch had early on.

At the end of the day we don't sign world class players in their peak. We either develop them or sign them at the end of their careers. So we need to stick to what we do best but keep bringing prospects in year on year. Never let it get to how it did under Poch. My hope is that with no stadium build now we can do this. Our scouting network really needs to be top quality for this to work though. I really hope that we've got a good list of strikers with potential.

 

[Scot-Spur]

I don’t blame Kane for going, i’m just not that bothered that he is. As a fan I’m also less bothered about potentially missing out on €10-€15 million in add ons.

Why? Why as fans do we scrutinise over the numbers? We want the best football team not the best balance sheet.

Edit: more adding to your posted and posing the question.

 

[Neon_Knight_]

I think the plan was the play Richy alongside Kane and instead of him last season. But with one eye on the fact if Kane leaves he can step in as a replacement.

Fact is in Ange's system Richy is a perfect striker but doesn't fit his profile for a winger. It would be ridiculous to consign him to the bench again after spending £60m on him last season.

I thought £60m was overpaying at the time. The only thing that could change my opinion on that is Richarlison getting 30+ goal contributions (goals + assists) in the PL.

Compared to last season, we're currently looking at Kane & Moura (& Danjuma) having been replaced by Solomon & Maddison. With the change of system, we arguably need two additional attacking players (2x CAM) compared to last season, as we now have four attacking players in the starting XI instead of three. We surely need to sign someone else if Kane goes.

Solomon seems like a good replacement for Moura, but his signing seemingly reduces the likelihood of us signing another attacking player who can play across the front three / four positions. (Anyone we sign would be directly competing with him, so one of the two would be unlikely to get enough minutes to settle)

 

[Trix]

People keep on bringing up the go kart track. What does it actually have to do with the footballing side of the club? Very little, except generating more money to invest.

And yet it seemingly looks like we still have to sell our best player to fund transfers. All these extra revenue streams don't seem to have made any difference to how we operate.

 

[Dr Know]

I like other hope this will be finally put to bed. The idea that we're waiting to sell Kane to get the CBs we need is clown like business (which actually goes with our club). The selling clubs will now demand either more money on the transfer fee or a bigger slice up front knowing we got money for Kane.

The only thing we are consistent with is the circus. I seriously feel we ended up with Ange because the other managers we were linked with didn't want to join the circus. I'm not saying Ange may not turn out to be a great for us but I fear that his main attribute that made Levy decide on him, is he might be a yes man.

Ange might get a tune out of Dier for a few games , maybe even get Sanchez doing a little more but it will end with a laugh at Spurs. Best circus in town

 

[Guntz]

I know everyone is saying we should sign a young player with massive potential to replace Kane and play backup to Richy.

But what young players with that potential are even available?

From a quick search, there isn't a whole lot that seem attainable/ready to step up.

I guess we have to just trust our new scouting team with this one.

 

[alfie103]

Explain how? Levy has pissed over dreams because nothing has happened?



People keep on bringing up the go kart track. What does it actually have to do with the footballing side of the club? Very little, except generating more money to invest.

I agree bringing in the go kart track has very little to do with the footballing side but it is to make the stadium more attractive to investors as a multi-purpose arena, it isn't meant to make more money for the football club.

 

[chas vs dave]

And yet it seemingly looks like we still have to sell our best player to fund transfers. All these extra revenue streams don't seem to have made any difference to how we operate.

We have spent more, since the opening of the stadium we are top 4 for net spend.

We just haven't spent well.

Granted, there is an issue about us looking for value over what we need.

I think we would have brought in a CB, even if kane stayed. Perhaps our stance has changed on kane since Ange has had time with the squad? No one really knows, apart from the people on the training ground.

People say back the manager, what if Ange is happy to let him go?

 

[McFlash]

Explain how? Levy has pissed over dreams because nothing has happened?

And that's why.
Our defence should have been at least partway sorted by now, the season starts in two weeks time.

You just need to look at how the atmosphere has changed in here. A while ago, everyone was buzzing about how we could be next season, with or without Kane but with a couple of decent CB's.

It's not just the fact that Kane looks to be leaving that's dampened those spirits, it's because we look to being half-arsed at backing a manager again.

I mean, I pretty much explained why in the rest of my post but you chose to ignore that and use one sentence.

 

[RobjDerby]

I know everyone is saying we should sign a young player with massive potential to replace Kane and play backup to Richy.

But what young players with that potential are even available?

From a quick search, there isn't a whole lot that seem attainable/ready to step up.

I guess we have to just trust our new scouting team with this one.

If only we could employ someone, like maybe a "Director of Football" , or a "Chief Football officer", to have the foresight into finding these kind of players or opportunities.

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

I thought £60m was overpaying at the time. The only thing that could change my opinion on that is Richarlison getting 30+ goal contributions (goals + assists) in the PL.

Compared to last season, we're currently looking at Kane & Moura (& Danjuma) having been replaced by Solomon & Maddison. With the change of system, we arguably need two additional attacking players (2x CAM) compared to last season, as we now have four attacking players in the starting XI instead of three. We surely need to sign someone else if Kane goes.

Solomon seems like a good replacement for Moura, but his signing seemingly reduces the likelihood of us signing another attacking player who can play across the front three / four positions. (Anyone we sign would be directly competing with him, so one of the two would be unlikely to get enough minutes to settle)

Yes we definitely need to sign someone if Kane leaves. Currently our front three and backups looks something like this

Son Solomon / Perisic
Kane Richy
Kulu Gil / Persic

Considering it's been reported Perisic has been told he will be allowed to leave as well then we'll be a player short if Kane leaves (we'll have 5 for potentially an area we need 6 players).

A high potential player that can cover all three positions would be my preference.

 

[chas vs dave]

I agree bringing in the go kart track has very little to do with the footballing side but it is to make the stadium more attractive to investors as a multi-purpose arena, it isn't meant to make more money for the football club.

All revenues go back into the club.

The problem is that we need 2 or 3 windows where we go above and beyond what we can do. Levy won't do that. Too risk adverse.

 

[nicdic]

And yet it seemingly looks like we still have to sell our best player to fund transfers. All these extra revenue streams don't seem to have made any difference to how we operate.

"dont seem to"

Those would be the key words.

Too many can't wait to jump on *anything* and fit it to the chosen narrative.