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Jose Mourinho insists Harry Kane is key to winning silverware as Portuguese is unveiled as Spurs' new head coach
Jose Mourinho has told Daniel Levy, the Tottenham Hotspur chairman, that he does not need to break the bank to deliver silverware on his return to management, but he is adamant Harry Kane must not be allowed to leave this summer.www.telegraph.co.uk
Reported by multiple broadsheets now so probably not bollocks. The gist is that in leiu of a large transfer budget, Jose wanted a guarantee from Levy that Kane wouldn't leave until at least 2021. It's a strong indicator of how significant Kane's role in Jose's squad is going to be. Jose did indeed want Kane at United - as per rumours at the time - and the latter has clearly been a factor in Jose taking the job.
It's excellent news for fans who were concerned about Kane looking elsewhere in the summer. But on the manager side of things, if you're not a supporter of the Jose appointment, you can flip Kane off on Saturday.
Elsewhere, it's been very widely reported that immediately after being appointed, Jose told Kane that he believes he's one of the world's best strikers, which is very likely his genuine opinion, and that they will win silverware together.
As someone who's desperate to see Kane get the medals to match his plaudits, it's all rather exciting. I love the confidence bordering on arrogance that Jose brings to a club (when he's on the side you want anyway!), and he has the track record to back it up, winning trophies everywhere he goes.
I don't know if Poch was physically capable of instilling the same confidence in a team because however great Poch may be, it's just an objective fact that he hasn't won anything yet, and that has got to be at least somewhere in the back of a player's head. Personally, I think Kane will really respond to having a serial winner in charge: someone that he will feel can match his wildest ambitions while still at Spurs.
This post made me warm inside