Harry Kane

[YIDfromtheLANE]

I wonder whether the Euros could have a big bearing on what Harry does.

If England win it, and in doing so Harry becomes only the second man to ever captain his country to a major tournament .....surely that coupled with Shearer's record would do it

Euros is an interesting point. Does he want to have uncertainty hovering around what is very likely to be Englands big genuine opportunity. He’d want total focus. No distractions.

 

[Albertbarich]

The way we are spending I’m beyond suspicious that this includes Kane money.
Feels like bale all over again

We have spent 50 million on 3 players.

Were hardly pushing the boat out here.

 

[ukdy]

This isn’t “spending the Bale money” FFS.

We’re the 9th richest club in the world now. That was a long time ago. We can fund acquisitions differently now.

 

[Thenewcat]

We have spent 50 million on 3 players.

Were hardly pushing the boat out here.

I don’t think what we’ve spent is Kane money, but we have spent well over £100m on 5 players including the Kulu and Porro deals

 

[ukdy]

I don’t think what we’ve spent is Kane money, but we have spent well over £100m on 5 players including the Kulu and Porro deals

I agree. It’s nice to see and will be covered by some sales of fringe and deadwood. Money for those 2 that was also always planned to be spent. It wasn’t a surprise and hoping to get “Kane cash”.

 

[the yid]

This is not info, I honestly don't know what will happen. But I do not see Harry moving away from the PL. I just cannot see him moving his family to Germany from London and also potentially sacrificing the top PL goalscorer record.

I just can't see Levy selling him, especially at the rumoured figure. My guess is (and it's literally a guess) that he stays. Then he either signs somewhere else on a free next summer or we've made significant progress under Ange and we manage to tie him down.

It seems madness to some that Levy would potentially sacrifice a decent transfer fee to let him leave on a free next season. But the guy is worth so much more to us and we need him to try and get back into the CL. Others continue to strengthen around us so it's going to be so difficult, but without Kane I would say it's virtually impossible.

Why I agree we shouldn't let him leave there's a part of me that thinks if every penny goes back into the club that's £120-£150m to spend on a striker for the next 5-6 years

 

[Albertbarich]

I don’t think what we’ve spent is Kane money, but we have spent well over £100m on 5 players including the Kulu and Porro deals

So that means we spent nothing In January and only 20 odd million the one before that right?

So should have loads to play with as one of the richest clubs in the world.

 

[Guntz]

I don't envy Levy with this, it's a very difficult decision.

If he keeps Kane, you're essentially gambling on him getting us Champions League football next season otherwise he walks for free in a year when we could have pocketed £90m+ to help accelerate the rebuild.

Even worse, it also risks Kane going to a domestic rival for free (god forbid Chelsea), when he could have sold him abroad.

My guess is that he still thinks he may be able to persuade him to sign an extension - which is a hell of a risk.

 

[wadewill]

I know I’m in the minority here but I would be more than happy to see him go to Bayern this summer

Couldn’t bear the thought of him going to United or Chelsea on a free next year

Fuck a year of having him, we need to function without him at some point

 

[lobob8]

I know I’m in the minority here but I would be more than happy to see him go to Bayern this summer

Couldn’t bear the thought of him going to United or Chelsea on a free next year

Fuck a year of having him, we need to function without him at some point

Problem is what's to stop him from then coming back and signing for one of them a year later if he gets homesick? Nothing. That's why the best course of action is to try and keep him here and convince him to sign.

 

[UncleBuck]

Trouble is he’s almost like having a twelfth player on the pitch, I can’t think of any other forward who has his ability.
He’s irreplaceable and the club know that.
No way he goes to Germany now, Levy is rolling the dice and hoping to god that by throwing a few quid in now it’ll get us back into the CL and he’ll maybe extend on a two year contract.
Given the family situation and “if” things work out on the pitch this coming season and he can name his price why wouldn’t he stay?

 

[robotsonic]

Problem is what's to stop him from then coming back and signing for one of them a year later if he gets homesick? Nothing. That's why the best course of action is to try and keep him here and convince him to sign.

He's definitely not old enough to try and sell him out of the league and keep him there, for sure. It's not like a Modric situation where if you sell him to Madrid then the likelihood is that he's never coming back to haunt you. We'd be talking about selling a player abroad who has clear stated goals to come back to complete.

 

[mdharris]

Would Kane consider a 2 year loan to Munich or Madrid, and signing a 6 years contract with us?

It would be a significant commitment on our part and a risk if he gets injured, but he’s arguably our greatest ever player who has shown a lot of faith in us over the years. Kane would have his financial future secured, regardless of injuries. He wins a couple of trophies, comes back to take the PL scoring record. Bayern / Madrid to pay a hefty loan fee per year.

Nowhere in England can guarantee you a trophy apart from City, and he may not be played in a #9 role there or take the penalties. Breaking the scoring record could take longer (and hence multiplying the risk that injuries disrupt the PL goal record chase).

 

[Ben1]

Would Kane consider a 2 year loan to Munich or Madrid, and signing a 6 years contract with us?

It would be a significant commitment on our part and a risk if he gets injured, but he’s arguably our greatest ever player who has shown a lot of faith in us over the years. Kane would have his financial future secured, regardless of injuries. He wins a couple of trophies, comes back to take the PL scoring record. Bayern / Madrid to pay a hefty loan fee per year.

Nowhere in England can guarantee you a trophy apart from City, and he may not be played in a #9 role there or take the penalties. Breaking the scoring record could take longer (and hence multiplying the risk that injuries disrupt the PL goal record chase).

No, it’s insane fantasy

 

[Cinemattis]

I'm glad you did it Trix I couldn't be bothered to do the reearch.

Believe it or not, HK is still one goal behind Tony Cottee for most goals in English top tier. And 7 behind Greavsie for league goals for Spurs.

Most PL goals should be well within his reach. Only injuries and/or leaving to a foreign league should stop him from that.

If he can manage 20 goals per season for the next 7 years, he’ll be in touching distance of Greaves’ all time record. Will a 36-37 year old Harry Kane still score 20 goals per season? But if he stays in England, it is quite feasible that he could get top 4, and if he stays fit until his late 30s he might very well get into top 3. But Greavsie’s 357 is going to be very hard to reach. Very hard indeed.

Quite nice article in Wikipedia on it:

List of English football first tier top scorers - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Young Nasty Man]

It often feels that the sun has set on Harry extending a contract with us. He has been statistically incredible and adapted to every manager we’ve had.
That being said, his non-verbals on the pitch reads as someone who’s focusing more so on the stats than the continuity of the club. He certainly doesn’t press the way he once did. Obviously he wants to win and will play to win, but the last 3 seasons have been grim for a player who is the top striker globally on any given day.

Short of Bayern meeting our 100m minimum, it seems we are going to let him go on a free. It also feels that if he walks, it’s likely to a rival, and I can’t shake this feeling that Chelsea seems like the place he’ll wind up (which sickens me to death). If family is as important to him as we think, ending up in London will be important, nonetheless with a manager that knows him.

I think Ange will be great for us but it is a long shot for CL next year given Liverpool, Chelsea, and Aston Villa won’t have CL to worry about (although one could argue EL and EC could be worse for a team); it is going to be a tough way to make that jump. I often feel selling Harry would benefit the club and the long term vision. I know I’m in the minority of that and he is arguably the greatest player the club has ever had, but if we have the opportunity to take a swing at someone like Osmihen (not saying we do) or someone of that level or caliber with the funds raised from Harry, we’d be foolish not to pursue that. Yes, it hurts but Harry does deserve the best and has been nothing short of a professional (even though his brother is a dick).

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

Problem is what's to stop him from then coming back and signing for one of them a year later if he gets homesick? Nothing. That's why the best course of action is to try and keep him here and convince him to sign.

Well the biggest thing to stop him will be the £80M+ that Bayern would expect for any sale…plus any clause that Levy would insert in any deal with Bayern that would raise the price.

 

[sundanceyid10]

I don't envy Levy with this, it's a very difficult decision.

If he keeps Kane, you're essentially gambling on him getting us Champions League football next season otherwise he walks for free in a year when we could have pocketed £90m+ to help accelerate the rebuild.

Even worse, it also risks Kane going to a domestic rival for free (god forbid Chelsea), when he could have sold him abroad.

My guess is that he still thinks he may be able to persuade him to sign an extension - which is a hell of a risk.

We can’t sell him abroad if he doesn’t want to go and I suspect he doesn’t want to go abroad.

 

[McFlash]

Would Kane consider a 2 year loan to Munich or Madrid, and signing a 6 years contract with us?

It would be a significant commitment on our part and a risk if he gets injured, but he’s arguably our greatest ever player who has shown a lot of faith in us over the years. Kane would have his financial future secured, regardless of injuries. He wins a couple of trophies, comes back to take the PL scoring record. Bayern / Madrid to pay a hefty loan fee per year.

Nowhere in England can guarantee you a trophy apart from City, and he may not be played in a #9 role there or take the penalties. Breaking the scoring record could take longer (and hence multiplying the risk that injuries disrupt the PL goal record chase).

No, that's not only a ridiculous idea, it's a very small time way of thinking.
We are, supposedly, not a small club anymore and should now be kowtowing to other clubs.

Loan out our best player for a year or two? I'd rather lose him for nothing.

 

[SCUMmucs]

We have spent 50 million on 3 players.

Were hardly pushing the boat out here.

It’s July 4th and we have spent 50 million on new players and 45 on porro, 25 on kulu.

potentially 2 more new signing bring it up to 50 mil

mom not saying it’s gonna happen but I’m suspicious.