Harry Kane

[GMI]

yeah theres no way a club legend like Kane or Hoddle could ever go to chelsea and be viewed the same way after

I take your point but I would suggest our relationship with Chelsea has changed since the days of Hoddle.

 

[InOffMeLeftShin]

It’s good that Harry has put a deadline on it. Obviously the “doesn’t want to impact the team or the start of the season” is a line for the fans (but it worked a little bit). Unfortunately though it is impacting everything. It’s taking over all the narrative, all the attention and I worry that we just won’t make any signings until it is done one way or the other.

 

[Guernman]

Bayern are VERY wealthy.
What they do have though is a commitment to their fans and board not to overpay. Don't forget the 50+1 rule in Germany. At some point the money inolved just won't make sense, and like Levy for Spurs, they will move on to other targets. Now that said, those targests seem to be drying up fast, so I am not sure who they turn the attention to should Kane call their bluff and now stay. That said, they do start their season a week later than us.

Regardless, Bayern can easily afford Kane, they just don't want to overpay and are happy to negotiate as much as possible to keep the costs down. After all, they don't want to start a precedent. Their last Transfer Record was a few seasons ago now, this is not a club or a league that is as wanten with their money as others, plus as others have said, for the majority they can and do often buy the talent within Germany to ensure they stay top in the Bundesliga. THis is something the fans are fully behind and it is of course the same thing Ferguson used to do with Man United until other clubs caught up finacially.

We might perceive this as "arrogance", but in Germany this is seen as being sensible.

Good post, and I totally get this, and understand their stance,

however, I don't think it's their intent not too overpay or their lower offers than we expect that is being deemed as arrogant, it's their extremely obnoxious rhetoric that they are definitely going to get their target no matter what, despite not being willing to meet our price that IS arrogant. So much so, that as much as this deal may be preferable to Kane walking on a free, I will certainly be relishing my own moment of schadenfreude if they don't get their man

 

[Rob]

How exactly this is putting all of the pressure on Levy though?
Either way Kane wouldn't leave this summer without Levy agreeing the price he wants for Kane and now if you want to believe this briefing he won't force/even doesn't want a move after Brentford game.
So I would say if anything this is putting all of the pressure on Bayern to quickly improve their offer to something remotely acceptable

All the responsiblity is on Levy now.

Get it done quickly or else Kane is happy to stay (so if we sell end of window it's 100% Levy's fault and he can't claim Harry was pushing for it).
If he doesn't leave, Levy has to offer Kane a huge contract or he leaves on a free and that'd all be Levy's fault.

As others have said, a masterclass from Charlie Kane

 

[Montalbano]

The message from Harold is clear

Sign a good fucking centre back

 

[dSSAbr]

In my mind €120m is fair, but what I think doesn't matter much in reality,haha. But Levy is not wrong to take an inflexible stance on price. Factors like marketing and sporting performance have to be taken into consideration, and on the downside of us losing him for free, you can be sure Bayern won't be in his top3 destinations to go for free next year. For Bayern it's now or never to have Kane for the next few years in my opinion. As said they are not poor, and if they want to keep saving money, let them keep weakening domestic rivals instead of coming after expensive players

 

[Timberwolf]

The message from Harold is clear

Sign a good fucking centre back

I wish he'd actually used those words, though.

 

[Jaddas]

If Mourinho can’t get Levy to spend, then no one can.

If Conte can’t get Levy to spend, then no one can.

If Kane can’t get Levy to spend, then no one can.

Jose and Conte weren’t “one of our own though.”

Levy has never backed a manager. He tried a year or two too late with Poch.

 

[Tschisas]

Fucking Hell.

Sign 2-3 top class additions.
Kick ass start of the season.
Shit money on kane.
Have him sign the contract.
Win things.
Build him a statue in 6 years.

Is this really asking too much?

 

[Joshua shepherd]

Fuck em, they need to cut their cloth accordingly then and get on with it.
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People keep saying Levy won't want to lose an 80mil asset for nothing but it isn't as simple as that. He's worth a lot of money to the club through sponsorship and image rights etc that we lose if we sell him. Then you have to guesstimate how much more in prize money we pick up from having him in the side. Once all of that is taken off it's a lot less than 80million that's for sure. Levy will have a lot more factored into his figures than what tranfermarkt have him down at.

But we’d score more goals without Kane than we would if we kept him

 

[Metalhead]

Fucking Hell.

Sign 2-3 top class additions.
Kick ass start of the season.
Shit money on kane.
Have him sign the contract.
Win things.
Build him a statue in 6 years.

Is this really asking too much?

There's probably an alternate universe out there that this would/has happened in.

 

[mos5679]

The guy has come in and said if progress is made he will sign a new contract. It’s so simple. Sort the squad out, sell the shit, sign (at least one cb) and show some intent. We have one of the worlds best strikers willing to stay… if this was any other club they would have been ruthless and got rid of shit players and strengthened areas which needed. Why the fuck can’t spurs do the same. Golden opportunity to actually go for it.

If Levy fucks this up, then it’s all on him and I truly hope QSI or someone with deep pockets comes in and spends whatever is needed.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

But we’d score more goals without Kane than we would if we kept him

The net goal difference might be better - there are players that would score, and we would concede less

I don't think it's so strange

 

[WiganSpur]

The guy has come in and said if progress is made he will sign a new contract. It’s so simple. Sort the squad out, sell the shit, sign (at least one cb) and show some intent. We have one of the worlds best strikers willing to stay… if this was any other club they would have been ruthless and got rid of shit players and strengthened areas which needed. Why the fuck can’t spurs do the same. Golden opportunity to actually go for it.

If Levy fucks this up, then it’s all on him and I truly hope QSI or someone with deep pockets comes in and spends whatever is needed.

Hypothetically, if we brought in VDV and Tapsoba for £80m, made an extra £30m on selling other players leaving a perfectly realistic £100m net spend and then proceeding to get ourselves back in the CL playing good football, would Kane consider staying? It's an interesting one. I'd guess not but the chances would certainly be higher than they would be now.

 

[soflapaul]

It’s people catastrophising which has been exasperated by Poch going there. As you say, unless we are being naive, there is no way Kane torches his long career/reputation at Spurs going to Chelsea.

wasn't Kane one of the ones who said Poch had to go near the end?

 

[wishkah]

you gotta, for the life of the fans, assume that we've got our 'spend kane money' transfers absolutely lined up and ready to go.

 

[nicdic]

So many been trying to convince themselves we'll be better without Kane and that he doesn't fit the system etc. wonder how easily they'll backtrack if he stays.

 

[Daredevil]

Frustrating that all comings and goings seem to be on hold until this one is resolved.

That’s the impression I get.

 

[Hotspur88]

 

[Cornpattbuck]

So many been trying to convince themselves we'll be better without Kane and that he doesn't fit the system etc. wonder how easily they'll backtrack if he stays.

I mean, a lot of people just try to make the best of the situation they've been given rather than focus on doom and gloom etc...