Harry Kane | "I will be staying at Tottenham this summer and will be 100% focused on helping the team achieve success."

Do you have privy as to what this agreement was? Im guessing its not "we will sell you for any price to anyone".

Yeah, certain agreement would have been in place between them for the "gentleman's agreement."

If those agreements aren't in place as agreed, Levy is well within his right not to sanction a move and Kane should get on with what he is being paid to do.

However, if those agreements have been met and Levy decides to change the agreement, then I understand Kane's frustration
 
I am pretty sure Levy has history with this. I hope Harry forces his way out.
 
Hes been loyal enough and a footballers career is short. He wants to move so he can win some trophies, who can bregudge him that? Obviously its not that simple. Trying to convince a city player to join spurs might be tough as a makeweight.

If he were potentially signing for Utd and not City the reaction on here would be very different.
I don't begrudge him anything. A footballer's career is indeed short which is why it was a mistake to sign a six year contract. Don't be surprised if your counter-party actually holds you accountable for signing it midway through the contract.
 
How would the Spurs fans react to Kane going on strike?

We have a similar situation with Pogba, who may be leaving on a free at the end of the season.

The situation is hardly similar. Pogba hasn't not turned up for training when he was expected. He is deliberating on whether to sign a contract or not, Kane has already signed his. I don't agree with Pogba's stance in commitment but he isn't doing anything in contravention of his contract.
 
I think too much is being made of this. What if he just couldnt make it to training due to his kid being sick or something along those lines?

I'm holding out for something like this because Harry has always conducted himself in a very professional manner. However it isnt looking good right now and the silence from the club is deafening.
 
Yeah, certain agreement would have been in place between them for the "gentleman's agreement."

If those agreements aren't in place as agreed, Levy is well within his right not to sanction a move and Kane should get on with what he is being paid to do.

However, if those agreements have been met and Levy decides to change the agreement, then I understand Kane's frustration
If there ever was such a conversation, I'm guessing it will have been along the lines of "we will sell you next summer if we get a fair offer / an offer that meets our demands" or something along those lines. Basically means nothing probably, Levy is smart enough not to agree on a transfer fee with a player beforehand, especially given the European Cup and stuff like that all in between which could've raised his market value substantially as well.
 
Hes been loyal enough and a footballers career is short. He wants to move so he can win some trophies, who can bregudge him that? Obviously its not that simple. Trying to convince a city player to join spurs might be tough as a makeweight.

If he were potentially signing for Utd and not City the reaction on here would be very different.

He should not have signed a long contract then. It's the club's decision on whether to sell. If he really wants to go, he should hand in a transfer request and say it.
 
Rumour going around now is that City may offer £140million + Laporte. If this was true I'd be very happy with that.
 
If there ever was such a conversation, I'm guessing it will have been along the lines of "we will sell you next summer if we get a fair offer / an offer that meets our demands" or something along those lines. Basically means nothing probably, Levy is smart enough not to agree on a transfer fee with a player beforehand, especially given the European Cup and stuff like that all in between which could've raised his market value substantially as well.

No doubt Levy is clever. He has proven it to be the case.

Kane and his brother? I'm not too sure. So yeah, your suggestion probably correct. But if Kane and his brother were intelligent, they would have gathered figures from both City (as what they will pay) and from Spurs (what they will sell for).
 
I'm holding out for something like this because Harry has always conducted himself in a very professional manner. However it isnt looking good right now and the silence from the club is deafening.
Do you not think there was an air of inevitability about this? This Spurs team aren't exactly capable of competing and Kane was already making noises about wanting out prior to the Euros.

Levy has a reputation for making life difficult for players who want out. Unless Kane wants to sit idly by for another season this was his move.
 

I wonder who will be driving the heli
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Do you not think there was an air of inevitability about this? This Spurs team aren't exactly capable of competing and Kane was already making noises about wanting out prior to the Euros.

Levy has a reputation for making life difficult for players who want out. Unless Kane wants to sit idly by for another season this was his move.

But the club have all the power due to him still having 3 years on his contract - Kane would have the power to do what he wanted next summer when he only has 2 years left. To try and force a move right now when it's not even clear if City will pay what Levy would demand seems very foolish from Kane's side.
 
Spurs fans are already absolutely disgusted in him for whats happened today - if this continues and he essentially goes on strike then he will go from one of the most loved Spurs players in recent history to being utterly hated. It's especially bad because he is a boyhood Spurs fan and the entire 'myth' (I now say myth) was that he is 'one of our own'. No Spurs fan would have bemoaned him leaving the club for City because we know the situation and he deserves a big move eventually however he has just thrown all of that good will away if he strikes.
No they’re not ….the rational Spurs fans could see this happening.

He’s given his football career to Spurs and England. He told the club in May he wanted to leave, seemingly already having a gentleman’s agreement with Levy. How can any genuine Spurs fan be “disgusted“ with him?

His leaving is a result of years of lack of investment in quality players, which had it been done Spurs would have secured some silverware and Kane would not be in this situation.

If Spurs fans want to blame anyone, then blame Levy.
 
No they’re not ….the rational Spurs fans could see this happening.

He’s given his football career to Spurs and England. He told the club in May he wanted to leave, seemingly already having a gentleman’s agreement with Levy. How can any genuine Spurs fan be “disgusted“ with him?

His leaving is a result of years of lack of investment in quality players, which had it been done Spurs would have secured some silverware and Kane would not be in this situation.

If Spurs fans want to blame anyone, then blame Levy.

Yes they absolutely are - no spurs fan would begrudge him a move - but to not turn up has basically turned all the fans against him now. His reputation is in tatters right now as far as Spurs fans are concerned.
 
Stupid decision from Kane. His argument is that he has a gentleman's agreement. He's relying on the court of public opinion to exert pressure on Levy. Going on strike will simply harden Spurs fans opinions in favour of Levy over him, at which point it becomes easier to either reject any bid or ask for so much that City (or any club) can't afford him. Even worse, unless he refuses to play for Spurs ever again, he has to return some time. When he does he'll seem weak and even more power goes to Levy.

The right approach here would be to take the moral high ground. Continue to ask to leave while doing it for Spurs. Play the wounded party. Best chance he has.
 
I think Levy will hold firm, while Kane still has years left on his contract, Levy holds power and I think Kane would cost too much money this year.

This contract he signed some years back is silly though. He should have thought to himself, "when I'm 28, if I still haven't won something with Spurs, I need the power to make a quick and easy escape from the club," and negotiate on those principles. This 'gentleman's agreement' is ridiculous, you should never assume that the other party will uphold it as these things can be twisted to suit ones agenda, if Levy really meant it, then he should be made to put it into the contract.

This is the case if Kane has indeed refused to turn up to training and it isn't a case of he should be coming back at a later date.
 
Yes they absolutely are - no spurs fan would begrudge him a move - but to not turn up has basically turned all the fans against him now. His reputation is in tatters right now as far as Spurs fans are concerned.
How else do you suggest he’s supposed to make people take him seriously?
 
No idea why Rio is taking potshots at the expense of Kane. There is a stark difference between how Kane has handled himself over the years vs PP.
 
He's been a loyal player for Spurs. City offered £100mil for him which spurs refused. Which is nuts in a covid environment. We all know how difficult levy can be. If Kane doesnt want to work for spurs anymore then he shouldnt have to. Levy just needs to be reasonable, which is an oxymoron as levy never is.
I'll leave out the bit about 100 mil being a reasonable price for him for whatever reason, but he you're putting it like he can't stop working for Spurs any time. He can, he'll just have to pay the fines that are included in his contract. What he can't do is to go to their competitor without the club's permission — and they've paid a hefty price over the years to ensure that right. He could've negotiated a different contract if he wanted to (likely with a lesser salary), but he didn't.
 
I'll leave out the bit about 100 mil being a reasonable price for him for whatever reason, but he you're putting it like he can't stop working for Spurs any time. He can, he'll just have to pay the fines that are included in his contract. What he can't do is to go to their competitor without the club's permission — and they've paid a hefty price over the years to ensure that right. He could've negotiated a different contract if he wanted to (likely with a lesser salary), but he didn't.
You and I both know how this works. Players have all the power, once they decide they don't want to be at a certain club, you are best to move them on. Nothing to gain from that from clubs perspective by forcing them to stay.
 
No idea why Rio is taking potshots at the expense of Kane. There is a stark difference between how Kane has handled himself over the years vs PP.
Is there? Or is there a stark difference between what you have read about Kane and what you have read about Pogba?
 
Enlighten me.
Sure, if you could just go ahead and list everything you have read about Kane and everything you have read about Pogba, I’ll be happy to go through it with you.
 
Sure, if you could just go ahead and list everything you have read about Kane and everything you have read about Pogba, I’ll be happy to go through it with you.
Well I know what Pogba's mouthpiece says about man utd on a regular basis. I have rarely heard anything from Kane or his mouthpiece. When Kane has been 5x the player for spurs than PP for us.
 
Kane’s an idiot for signing that contract and he’s a bigger idiot for acting like he is now. That and that daft interview with Neville, he’s made himself look a total plum.
 
How else do you suggest he’s supposed to make people take him seriously?
Do you think Levy suddenly takes him more seriously because he decided not to fulfill his contractual obligations anymore? If anything it'll anger him and only harden his stance imo.

If you want people to take you seriously, act like a professional and quietly go about your business with the people who have an influence in that decision, i.e. Levy. If he hands in an official transfer request and he doesn't get sold, there is literally nothing he can do against that.
 
Sure, if you could just go ahead and list everything you have read about Kane and everything you have read about Pogba, I’ll be happy to go through it with you.
The problem with you lot is you see Raiola different from PP, I don't.
 
No they’re not ….the rational Spurs fans could see this happening.

He’s given his football career to Spurs and England. He told the club in May he wanted to leave, seemingly already having a gentleman’s agreement with Levy. How can any genuine Spurs fan be “disgusted“ with him?

His leaving is a result of years of lack of investment in quality players, which had it been done Spurs would have secured some silverware and Kane would not be in this situation.

If Spurs fans want to blame anyone, then blame Levy.
Was the gentleman's agreement for a specific fee? Becuase it's important that any buying club meets Spurs' valuation of the player. If Kane didn't care about that, he shouldn't have extended. Spurs don't need to sell him for a lower fee.
 
He’ll get his move. It’s not in Spurs interests to keep him at all costs. For once he’s done the smart thing. Even if it does expose him as every bit the cnut his on field actions have suggested for years.
 
Levy has agreed to sell him if City meet the clubs valuation - that's the agreement. The ball is in City's court. Who do you think should set a players valuation - the player or a club chairman?
Is that definitely the agreement though? Not sure I've seen it confirmed.
If it was as you say and Kane is dependent on Levy setting a reasonable price rather than having a figure mutually agreed on, well then he's screwed. Shouldn't have dealt with Rumplestiltskin in the first place.