would be a perfect summer if City went for Lukaku and we got Kane.
Harry Kane | "I will be staying at Tottenham this summer and will be 100% focused on helping the team achieve success."
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would be a perfect summer if City went for Lukaku and we got Kane.
Not wanting Kane goes against everything I stand for as a muppet, but I just think we'd do this, then neglect RW again and all the other massive glaring issues.
They did this season though. Aguero was just a mascot. Theres every chance Pep might play KDB / Foden as a false 9 to keep them both in the starting 11.
Martial is the logical player that we should be sending to spurs - and that spurs would want.
city don’t have a part ex striker, which could give United with Martial and Chelsea with Abraham the upper hand.
City usually dont do the mega record breaking transfers. They prefer three 40m transfers over one 120m.
Cheers. I think City are definitely first choice. If he’s been umming and ahhing since March, we’d have known about it for a while and probably would’ve been less active in trying to keep Cavani.
But Sancho is long term target and is just as good in his position as Kane is in his. Then we have Greenwood who will be moved inside and Haaland coming on the market next summer who is also a long term target for Ole.
Signing Kane just seems like we are putting long terms analysis to the side and going for the now.
So Spurs, who are having yet another underwhelming season, are just gonna let their best player walk? Not playing CL will make it virtually impossible to replace him with anyone decent.
It's funny that once this story comes out suddenly in the last international break the City players thought Kane was going there, and yet that little spicy bit of info only comes out now. Almost as if its absolutely bloody nonsense.
Can’t get away with it again though, Pep will know this. Chelsea already injected an awful lot of money last summer + will do the same for a much more competent manager; Liverpool can’t be as awful next season and their most out of form players like Trent, Alisson, Firmino etc. are slowly coming back into it; We’re ‘a few positions away’ etc.
No idea on his credentials but the story comes from the guy who specifically covers Spurs at the Athletic, tbf.
you have to also be flexible. Kane can tie up that position for 3-4 years. Just because it’s not part of a ‘long term plan’ doesn’t mean you don’t consider it.
this happens all the time. RVP wasn’t part of a long term plan, nor was Cantona, nor Sheringham. Sometimes we have to grasp the opportunity.
that’s just not true - otherwise only teams in the CL recruit decent players. United bought Pogba and Zlatan when we were in the EL.
I think the ideal thing for them would be to use that money to fix the entire side. Like when they sold Bale and signed a few fair players across the pitch. Just... slightly better recruitment this time. Or like when Liverpool sold Coutinho - that was a more successful example.
A mid 20's striker with a bit of pace and respectable goal figures would do okay. Son picks up some of the slack from Kane's absence, and the rest of the money goes to fixing the defence/patching up the midfield.
Yep, Martial was born for Spurs.
Perhaps we can propose Martial plus money for this? Think Spurs were interested him a while ago.
I hope we don't spend our entire transfer budget on him though. He would be a fantastic addition, but we have so many positions to address this summer.
I hope we don't spend our entire transfer budget on him though. He would be a fantastic addition, but we have so many positions to address this summer.
Sancho would be decent but imagine saying you dont fancy Harry Kane. He has scored 22 and assisted 13 in 33 games. Top scorer and highest assists in the PL this season.
Phenomenal striker.
Phenomenal striker.
There is now way you just compared United to Spurs? United signed them on the premise that they will take United back to the top... Spurs have never been a big club to go back to the top.
They had a good few years under Poch and are back where they normally are now.
United have the ability to offer huge wages, don't think Spurs have that ability too.
But the false 9 seems to suit them. Especially a hard working player who tightens up midfield that helps protect the defense and overload the area Pep uses to control games. Just because they don't sign Kane doesnt mean they cant strengthen that area in the summer.
Think I would prefer Sancho over Kane, they'd cost a similar amount and its unlikely we can afford both.
Yeah in terms of likelihood, I'd rank them:
1. City
2. United
3. Chelsea
But even if you take my bias for Chelsea out of it, and it was just between City and United. To me, I'd view any titles he's won with United differently, slightly more respected (totally the wrong word for it, but I'm struggling to formulate the feeling properly) than him just joining an already established title winning machine and winning more.
Who's going to take the penalties when he comes?
If Kane is available at a price we can pay then we need to buy him.
Does Levy still want Martial? 
This is different - City have an almost complete squad. They can sign Kane as their only signing - and they dont really need much more
If his team is leaking this then they already know there's confirmed interest. It'll be City and probably announced as soon as the season ends.
You’re correct. It’s all about legacy and for me I think we could sell a great project. If we hadn’t done feck all last summer and got 0 of the starters we needed then we could go for him. Unfortunately as usual we wasted a year and now need to do too much in other areas to spend what it costs to get Kane.
Bruno until he misses. He's scored something like 22 out of 23, no reason to take them off him.
It's a fair point - and probably why I don't see them going for Haaland, Lukaku, Ings etc. I think Kane is the only one they'd go for, as he is a bit of a 9.5.
EDIT: The penalties point above I know was in jest but that's also another issue point for City he fixes. This season they've had 11 and missed 4. Success rate of 63%. He bags at least 10, really.
I've seen a few people say similar, and I don't get it.
Cavani is 34, and a superb cover, bearing in mind we don't really have a "proper" centre forward.
If a top class one becomes available, you don't say, nahhh, we've got a veteran signed on for a year!
I imagine he'll have it in his contract that he's taking them!
Just think what would SAF do?
No chance he cruises into Man Utd and gazumps our best player who barely ever misses!
Interesting.
Perfect player for Guardiolas system, imo. I think they will do their utmost to sign him. Not to mention the insane fee, Levy isn't going to let Keane sod off cheaply, gentlemans agreement on a transfer or not.
Clubs aren't stupid, so everyone will obviously show an interest, but i'd be surprised if Kane doesn't end up at City.
Perfect player for Guardiolas system, imo. I think they will do their utmost to sign him. Not to mention the insane fee, Levy isn't going to let Keane sod off cheaply, gentlemans agreement on a transfer or not.
Clubs aren't stupid, so everyone will obviously show an interest, but i'd be surprised if Kane doesn't end up at City.
SAF would be ruthless, sell Martial and sign Harry Kane.
Controversial but I think Kane will be finished at the top level in a couple of years. People age physically at different rates (think Rooney) and he does not look young for his age. Also he has had niggly injuries almost every season.
I suspect this season will be his peak and it could be downhill very shortly. There will be zero resale value too.
I cant see anyone paying what Levy would want and if they do i think they will regret in 2 years time
I suspect this season will be his peak and it could be downhill very shortly. There will be zero resale value too.
I cant see anyone paying what Levy would want and if they do i think they will regret in 2 years time
I find it very hard to believe anyone can stump up the money that Levy is reported as wanting, i.e. £150m. We are in a pandemic/post-pandemic world, and I can't see anyone having that sort of money lying around, as one would imagine Spurs want as much cash upfront as possible.
City look like the most logical choice for Kane as they're the best bet for guaranteed success right now which is what he is craving. They also have a gaping hole up front. He'd score for fun with the service he'd get there. City haven't gone massive on a single player yet, but if you were going to buck that trend then Kane would be the one you'd do it for.
It would be unimaginable that we don't talk to his people and put the feelers out there, as well as speaking with Levy and checking his price and potential players we could include in a deal. Martial makes the most sense and I'd imagine would have a bigger impact than Jesse on the overall price tag. Perhaps we offer both? He'd make an instant impact for us and could be the one who brings us back to glory, so we can definitely sell 'the project' and his place in it. We will be playing and competing in 4 competitions next season, so I don't think there is an issue with the whole Cavani situation - there will be plenty of minutes for everyone. Competition for places should be encouraged. I think a lot of fans want to shorehorn players into the first XI, but we need bench options, and as well as Cavani has done for us he is 34 and may still contribute massively predominantly from the bench. Greenwood still get loads of minutes up top and from the right too.
I can't see Chelsea making a deal with Spurs. I can't imagine Levy would get away with selling him across town. I think Chelsea will go big for Haaland or Lukaku, with Lukaku more likely if they go big this summer as it sounds like Inter need to sell. Haaland pretty much has his choice of clubs next summer with his buyout being fairly low for the calibre of player involved.
It should be fun and the rumour mill will be in overdrive the next few weeks! In my estimation the most likely scenario is staying at spurs > city > united > chelsea > abroad
City look like the most logical choice for Kane as they're the best bet for guaranteed success right now which is what he is craving. They also have a gaping hole up front. He'd score for fun with the service he'd get there. City haven't gone massive on a single player yet, but if you were going to buck that trend then Kane would be the one you'd do it for.
It would be unimaginable that we don't talk to his people and put the feelers out there, as well as speaking with Levy and checking his price and potential players we could include in a deal. Martial makes the most sense and I'd imagine would have a bigger impact than Jesse on the overall price tag. Perhaps we offer both? He'd make an instant impact for us and could be the one who brings us back to glory, so we can definitely sell 'the project' and his place in it. We will be playing and competing in 4 competitions next season, so I don't think there is an issue with the whole Cavani situation - there will be plenty of minutes for everyone. Competition for places should be encouraged. I think a lot of fans want to shorehorn players into the first XI, but we need bench options, and as well as Cavani has done for us he is 34 and may still contribute massively predominantly from the bench. Greenwood still get loads of minutes up top and from the right too.
I can't see Chelsea making a deal with Spurs. I can't imagine Levy would get away with selling him across town. I think Chelsea will go big for Haaland or Lukaku, with Lukaku more likely if they go big this summer as it sounds like Inter need to sell. Haaland pretty much has his choice of clubs next summer with his buyout being fairly low for the calibre of player involved.
It should be fun and the rumour mill will be in overdrive the next few weeks! In my estimation the most likely scenario is staying at spurs > city > united > chelsea > abroad