Harry Kane

[mark87]

He’s not leaving the Premier League until he breaks Shearer’s record. No chance.
Would be more worried about Chelsea, United, City, Liverpool.

Genuine question, do you really think we'd sell one of our best ever players to Chelsea? Or even he'd join them on a free and ruin everything he's built up with the fans?

 

[Tucker]

And the Bayern links are back again. For those who don’t follow German Bundesliga, Bayern have form for tapping up players. They go for the top players at a club, and begin to try and unsettle them with comments about how wonderful they are. They often use the gutter press, such as Bild as a mouthpiece.

Then, as the contract negotiations begin, they gazump the amount offered.

Just look at these selected highlights of free transfers to Bayern: Lewandowski, Goretzka, Nubel, Nianzou, Richards, Mazraoui. All players who the “selling” club would have wanted a lot of money for.

I hope Conte, Levy and Paratici can put together more wins, more significant signings and keep Kane focused on doing the job for us.

You may have noticed I don’t like Bayern. I would start a “let’s all laugh” thread, but sadly there isn’t much to laugh at. They drew this weekend, it’s probably the worst result they will have in a while ?

I doubt Bayern could compete financially with what we’d be willing to offer Kane. They have a track record of bullying the other German clubs because they are the biggest fish in that particular pond.

 

[JCRD]

I would be surprised if Bayern werent interested in Kane. I mean they lost their star striker and Kane is the only one who would fill those boots. So im not surprised.

Theyre a juggernaut of a club but dont think he would go to the Bundesliga over the PL. I have no doubt he wants to win stuff which is a guarantee over there.

 

[EastUpperDK82]

Really... the media and pundits are using every chance again to milk the "Kane should leave Spurs" headlines... they want to cause trouble for us at every opportunity... they would love if they were right... I hope Kane signs a new bumper contract with us for another 5 years... maybe that would shut them up this time.

 

[spurslenny]

Really... the media and pundits are using every chance again to milk the "Kane should leave Spurs" headlines... they want to cause trouble for us at every opportunity... they would love if they were right... I hope Kane signs a new bumper contract with us for another 5 years... maybe that would shut them up this time.

I have some unverifiable Kane related ITK.

Was told a few weeks ago that (by a guy who is about as trust worthy as it gets) that he was talking to Peter Crouch about Kane/trophies/going abroad etc. Crouch basically told him Kane is hell bent on beating Shearers PL goal record.

Pinch of salt etc.

 

[Timberwolf]

I have some unverifiable Kane related ITK.

Was told a few weeks ago that (by a guy who is about as trust worthy as it gets) that he was talking to Peter Crouch about Kane/trophies/going abroad etc. Crouch basically told him Kane is hell bent on beating Shearers PL goal record.

Pinch of salt etc.

Very believable knowing how obsessed Kane is with personal records.

Funnily enough that record could be a big part of it what leads him to signing a new contract. If a club like Madrid comes in for with an eye to him replacing Benzema, that record will definitely be a lingering thought in his mind. If he has a good season he might only be 50 goals off it as he turns 30 - is he going to walk away from that opportunity when he's 4/5ths of the way there?

Ignoring the European giants he doesn't have too many other options in the Prem where he could beat the record. I think United are the only club that could potentially poach him off us.

 

[Montalbano]

Genuine question, do you really think we'd sell one of our best ever players to Chelsea? Or even he'd join them on a free and ruin everything he's built up with the fans?

No, I think we'll let Kane run down his contract rather than sell him to any club. He simply is always going to be more valuable to Spurs than any other club. The option for him to renew up until the final day of his contract will be valuable enough for the club to want to hang onto him until the very end.

If he were to become a free agent, I suspect he'd join one of the other big 6 outside of Arsenal if he hasn't broken Shearer's record at that point.

FWIW - I think we'll tie him to down to a new long term deal.

 

[jay2040]

No, I think we'll let Kane run down his contract rather than sell him to any club. He simply is always going to be more valuable to Spurs than any other club. The option for him to renew up until the final day of his contract will be valuable enough for the club to want to hang onto him until the very end.

If he were to become a free agent, I suspect he'd join one of the other big 6 outside of Arsenal if he hasn't broken Shearer's record at that point.

FWIW - I think we'll tie him to down to a new long term deal.

Not sure I agree with the other big 6 as we are big too and with current manager we are only going to be getting bigger.

 

[FibreOpticJesus]

No, I think we'll let Kane run down his contract rather than sell him to any club. He simply is always going to be more valuable to Spurs than any other club. The option for him to renew up until the final day of his contract will be valuable enough for the club to want to hang onto him until the very end.

If he were to become a free agent, I suspect he'd join one of the other big 6 outside of Arsenal if he hasn't broken Shearer's record at that point.

FWIW - I think we'll tie him to down to a new long term deal.

Unfortunately I am not sure if he will sign a new contract and will go abroad. B Munich have been very vocal on him. I could only see him signing for utd if he stayed in this country. If he doesn’t sign a new contract before Xmas I think he will be going. Trouble is the media will jump on the story of him not signing and cause disruption in the squad. Heard the crowd singing his song on Saturday. Sadly I cannot sing along and will not do until he signs ??

 

[djhotspur]

No, I think we'll let Kane run down his contract rather than sell him to any club. He simply is always going to be more valuable to Spurs than any other club. The option for him to renew up until the final day of his contract will be valuable enough for the club to want to hang onto him until the very end.

If he were to become a free agent, I suspect he'd join one of the other big 6 outside of Arsenal if he hasn't broken Shearer's record at that point.

FWIW - I think we'll tie him to down to a new long term deal.

Haaland has a buy out clause that becomes active in 2 years again apparently. Imo haaland goes to Madrid then and city get Kane on a free. He’ll then satisfy his trophy desires and his opportunity to break shearers record

 

[The Scarecrow]

No, I think we'll let Kane run down his contract rather than sell him to any club. He simply is always going to be more valuable to Spurs than any other club. The option for him to renew up until the final day of his contract will be valuable enough for the club to want to hang onto him until the very end.

If he were to become a free agent, I suspect he'd join one of the other big 6 outside of Arsenal if he hasn't broken Shearer's record at that point.

FWIW - I think we'll tie him to down to a new long term deal.

I'm inclined to agree. A year ago I would've said that we have to sell him before his contract runs out, but what would we get for him next summer? 80 million maybe? And what would that give us compared to what one last season of Kane would? Assuming that neither Kane nor Conte sign new contracts, but we exercise the option in Conte's, we'd be stupid not to keep Kane for that season.

I think they'll both sign extensions, though, as long as we're still looking good around Christmas.

 

[wadewill]

If that is true, that’s the most likely outcome IMO

 

[Wig]

All Kane has said is that he's happy at Spurs as long as we keep matching his ambition. You can understand that he was interested in City after we closed the season with Ryan Mason and our pathetic managerial recruitment of Nuno... it didn't really look like we were matching his ambition. But now under Conte it looks like we are going places, both for the team to be fighting in all competitions and also for Kane to be adding to his personal goals tally in hunting down Shearer's record.

He doesn't need to rush into a new contract - he'll be seeing if we continue on this upward trajectory, and the biggest measure of us showing ambition is if we can get Conte to sign a contract extension. I think Conte and Kane's futures are very connected... it's a crucial season for Spurs to perform, and the club to continue backing Conte if we want to convince Kane to stay with us.

 

[Guernman]

Personally I think Shearer’s record is even bigger than silverware. Alan won one trophy but has always been viewed as the best striker in PL history.

Lots of strikers will win trophies over the next decade but only Kane could beat Shearer. The fact that shearer is so far ahead of anyone else makes It all the more enticing.

that’s not to say he doesn’t want to win things as well, but that record is a big deal for Kane and I don’t see him going abroad because of it.

 

[DogsOfWar]

Unfortunately I am not sure if he will sign a new contract and will go abroad. B Munich have been very vocal on him. I could only see him signing for utd if he stayed in this country. If he doesn’t sign a new contract before Xmas I think he will be going. Trouble is the media will jump on the story of him not signing and cause disruption in the squad. Heard the crowd singing his song on Saturday. Sadly I cannot sing along and will not do until he signs ??

I suspect he will see out this season and look at our progress under Conte (and whether Conte signs again) to make a decision.

Worst case scenario is he doesn't sign and we get this season and next season out of him at which point he will be 31. That's two years and 4 transfer windows to prepare (something we should be doing for a 31 year old anyway).

At this point I don't see what more we could have asked from him. If he went to Bayern for a couple of easy trophies at the end of his career (that we couldn't provide) then good luck to him.

 

[14/04/91]

Personally I think Shearer’s record is even bigger than silverware. Alan won one trophy but has always been viewed as the best striker in PL history.

Lots of strikers will win trophies over the next decade but only Kane could beat Shearer. The fact that shearer is so far ahead of anyone else makes It all the more enticing.

that’s not to say he doesn’t want to win things as well, but that record is a big deal for Kane and I don’t see him going abroad because of it.

I think you're right.
The old line about winning trophies is trotted out by ex-pros, generally from the 70s and 80s when things were different and winning the Milk Cup was a big thing (although I still remember teams like Norwich and Luton winning it).

If Kane finishes his career as the all-time England and Premier League goalscorer, that is some achievement and will be a long, long time before both are broken.

Will he swap that for a couple of Bundesliga title wins? I doubt it. Especially if we continue on our current trajectory. And who knows, he may have a League Cup medal to boot.

 

[EastUpperDK82]

Bayern sports director Hasan Salihamidzic has denied a "Bild" report that CEO Oliver Kahn is pushing for a commitment from Tottenham striker Harry Kane (29) for the summer of 2023. That was "played too high," said Salihamidzic on Tuesday before leaving for the Champions League game at Inter Milan. "I don't think Oliver Kahn is forcing him to sign up. You can all shift down a gear, there's nothing to it."

Salihamidzic dementiert neue Kane-Gerüchte

Transfer: <p>Bayern-Sportvorstand Hasan Salihamidzic hat einen "Bild"-Bericht dementiert, wonach Vorstandschef Oliver Kahn eine Verpflichtung von Tottenham-Torjäger Harry Kane (29) für den Sommer 2023 vorantreibe. Das sei "zu hoch gespielt", sagte Salihamidzic am Dienstag vor dem Abflug zum...

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[glacierSpurs]

Bayern can deny all they want, but these are all annoying publicity nonetheless that are unnecessary distractions to Kane and the squad. Seriously a fucking self-entitled of a club. Which is why I didn't mind if we were to be drawn in the same group as them so we can have a good match and hopefully best them.

 

[Timberwolf]

I think Bayern will definitely push for him. They don't tend to offer big transfer fees, but they do offer massive wages and love signing big players running down their contracts.

Thing is, we'd still be asking for about 100m next summer and no way are Bayern paying that, and is Kane really going to want to go there on a free aged 31 when he's probably within 20-30 goals of the PL scoring record?

All seems unlikely to me, however much money Bayern offer him.

 

[Trix]

Bayern sports director Hasan Salihamidzic has denied a "Bild" report that CEO Oliver Kahn is pushing for a commitment from Tottenham striker Harry Kane (29) for the summer of 2023. That was "played too high," said Salihamidzic on Tuesday before leaving for the Champions League game at Inter Milan. "I don't think Oliver Kahn is forcing him to sign up. You can all shift down a gear, there's nothing to it."

Salihamidzic dementiert neue Kane-Gerüchte

Transfer: <p>Bayern-Sportvorstand Hasan Salihamidzic hat einen "Bild"-Bericht dementiert, wonach Vorstandschef Oliver Kahn eine Verpflichtung von Tottenham-Torjäger Harry Kane (29) für den Sommer 2023 vorantreibe. Das sei "zu hoch gespielt", sagte Salihamidzic am Dienstag vor dem Abflug zum...

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They do realise that it still won't be Kane's decision in Summer 2023, don't they? I mean even if the story were true it's pointless.