I really don't care about pace, I'm a big Berbatov fan and he had less I think, or at least similar. I do think Spurs has been built around him and in a bigger team that wouldn't happen.
I think he will as well. I'm sure he backs himself that people will still be interested next summer if he continues scoring. He either leaves you in a lurch now by leaving with the manager change over - probably for not as much as he's worth or runs his contract down, whilst still contributing heavily to the club. If you're still in the shit by end of next season, don't think anyone can begrudge him leaving on a free.
Leaving them now, when no one is going to pay a decent fee for you isn't though. He is clearly a £100m+ player by value, but no one is going to pay that. What use is any less than that trying to replace their all time top goalscorer? It's probably a similar situation to when Ronaldo left us, you need a world record fee to make it even slightly worth it. Add to the fact if people move on this summer to other targets, they may think they have a chance of him re-signing come the summer -provided the new boss points them in the right direction.
He isn't leaving for £75-80m, especially to someone in the prem, so we're in agreement - he'll leave on a free next year. The former isn't a better outcome if he goes to someone in the league.
So because they're not going to compete for the league, they should just sell Kane for a discount? Get real. We're still miles away from winning the league and a top 4 rival for Spurs, why on earth would they do is a favour and then considerably weaken themselves?
It's not pure economics though, even if it was, you're not taking into account your actions would do to improving us, so you have to spend more anyway to reach the team you just strengthened. So even economically, it makes little sense to sell to less than 100m to us.
If Levy wants insane money then I hope he stays with you for another season too. If Kane wants Shearer's record and wants a shot at winning trophies then I can only think of United and (possibly) Newcastle as clubs he'd leave Spurs for. Liverpool and City wouldn't want him, Arsenal is an obvious no. Chelsea? I'd be very surprised.
He's got to come to Old Trafford eventually, preferably on a free transfer
We are acting like we are one striker away to be title challenger when in reality we have too many holes and nowhere near City and Arsenal or even Liverpool if they are back in-form. 100m isn't smart business imo. Look at our xG is very low, and you think our lack of goals alone is down to not having striker? We should learn or improve how to play from the back, retain possession, and create quality chances for striker first.
There. We should learn not to spend 80m or 90m or 100m or even 130m on single player.
We are acting like we are one striker away to be title challenger when in reality we have too many holes and nowhere near City and Arsenal or even Liverpool if they are back in-form. 100m isn't smart business imo. Look at our xG is very low, and you think our lack of goals alone is down to not having striker? We should learn or improve how to play from the back, retain possession, and create quality chances for striker first.
We have a chance if we sign the most possible sure striker we can get in Kane. If not then what is the point of talking about challenging. If you dont want to challeng next 1/2 years then might as well signed young players from the start. You have important players in Case, Varane, Eriksen, Bruno, Shaw that are all in their 30s or thereabout and if you dont want to challenge next year then when your young striker mature, you will still have to replace other important players and we will keep talking about transition the next 10 years.
Exactly this.
Yesterday & the Sevilla games are prime examples of us conceding before the game has even really started though, for all the goals Kane would score we’d be playing from behind so many times he wouldn’t be able to cure all ails.
Which is part of the reason I think the signing may not work. If he were the RvP to an already decorated squad then fine but we aren’t even close.
Yes. Kane is a "final piece in the puzzle" type of signing, not someone who could be expected to drag our team from mediocrity to a title challenge. He couldn't do that at Spurs and he won't do that at United.
