Striker Harry Kane signs new five-year deal

[mawspurs]

Tottenham have announced striker Harry Kane has signed a new five-year contract at White Hart Lane.

Read the full article at BBC

 

[mawspurs]

New deal 'a great honour' - Harry

 

[Chedozie]

I'm glad he's been able to agree a new deal. Home grown striker and still only 21.

 

[m*****73]

Well done, Harry. Good, honest, hardworking lad - and he's developing all the time. Could be a bit of a late bloomer a la Sheringham.

 

[fedupyid]

But why have we given him and rose such long deals just because they are worth something now. Kane and Rose will still be at the club in 5 years time and we will not be able to sell them.

 

[Chedozie]

But why have we given him and rose such long deals just because they are worth something now. Kane and Rose will still be at the club in 5 years time and we will not be able to sell them.

What do you mean?

 

[mawspurs]

But why have we given him and rose such long deals just because they are worth something now. Kane and Rose will still be at the club in 5 years time and we will not be able to sell them.

It's standard club policy to give long deals as it protects the investment the club has made in these players. At the very least it pushes up their sale price. As these are both still young players who are improving why would we not offer long deals?

 

[ThorntonSpur]

Pleased for kane. if he gets a few games and scores a couple, im sure in true English knee jerk reaction he will be starting for England for two games.

 

[Gaz_Gammon]

It's standard club policy to give long deals as it protects the investment the club has made in these players. At the very least it pushes up their sale price. As these are both still young players who are improving why would we not offer long deals?

If we take these individuals out of the equation the question regarding the length of the contract is a good one.

It's o.k. to buy high (length of the contract) so long as you don't end up selling low. Bentley and Hutton are fine examples of wasted money, just to name two.

A five year contract is nothing new, but at their age three years should determine if they can cut the mustard, five years is being very generous. This is not a personal attack on either Rose or Kane just an observation on our past contract catastrophes.

 

[mawspurs]

If we take these individuals out of the equation the question regarding the length of the contract is a good one.

It's o.k. to buy high (length of the contract) so long as you don't end up selling low. Bentley and Hutton are fine examples of wasted money, just to name two.

A five year contract is nothing new, but at their age three years should determine if they can cut the mustard, five years is being very generous. This is not a personal attack on either Rose or Kane just an observation on our past contract catastrophes.

Yes three years would be long enough to see if they are up to it. But 5 years means the club can ask a larger fee if deciding to sell.

 

[Gaz_Gammon]

Yes three years would be long enough to see if they are up to it. But 5 years means the club can ask a larger fee if deciding to sell.

How much did we get for Hutton and Bentley?

 

[mawspurs]

How much did we get for Hutton and Bentley?

They didn't come up through our youth system though did they. They were experienced players already when we bought them, over paying in both cases.

With the Kane and Rose we have invested in bringing them up to the level they are and long deals mean we either get to keep them and get return on that investment that way or accept higher bids for them and get return on the investment in hard cash.