Harry Kane | Real willing to prepare world-record £200m bid [The Times]

[IrishRedDevil]

How could Spurs possibly pay Bale's wages?

It would be a complex deal and Real could still pay half of the wages. Swapping a player is the only way I see them getting Kane and the Bale link is obvious.

Say Bale + £100m and Real to pay half of Bale wages for Kane.

Just thinking outside the box.

 

[Sky1981]

Pochettino would likely resign if we sold Kane, so we'd lose the best manager we've had a for a long time. And with both Kane and Pochettino gone, that might well lead to other of our best players wanting out.

In short, Kane is iconic for Spurs: from home-grown to the world's best striker. He's our poster boy ...and those thinking we'll sell him just before the grand opening of our new stadium - and thereby puncture the huge wave of optimism surrounding that event - are living in cloud cuckoo land.

I see. But 200m is an offer you cant refuse. And it's not something levy can refuse. That's like half the new stadium paid off just by selling one player you sign for free.

 

[Sky1981]

I can't see Kane going anywhere yet if in honest.

As people say, he'd have to kick up a huge storm to push for a move...he doesn't seem that type as of yet.

If Spurs don't progress next season I would say he's more likely.

Or wind his contract down and spurs are well and terribly 200m fecked

 

[Rozay]

We’d have to offer Lukaku + 100m+ if we wanted to be involved. Spurs would struggle to replace Kane’s goals even with the money, it’s not like Messi would go there. Lukaku helps soften that, or Real would have to offer Bale and/or Benzema.

 

[GlastonSpur]

I see. But 200m is an offer you cant refuse. And it's not something levy can refuse. That's like half the new stadium paid off just by selling one player you sign for free.

It'd be more like 25% paid off, not half, but even that assumes the whole £200m would go to the banks with nothing re-invested in the squad.

And what's £200m compared to a potential £400m for stadium naming rights? Because that's what Levy is aiming for (amongst other stadium-related commercial deals) ... and selling our most iconic player this summer would damage this.

It's also the case that Kane is increasingly well-known around the world and a key factor in growing our fan-base, which has further commercial implications.

So £200m is an offer we can refuse and would refuse this summer. We're not poverty-stricken, the new stadium is fully-funded and, as I said earlier, our income is set to sky-rocket.

 

[Adisa]

If he decides to leave, Spurs would take 200m all day long.

 

[Sky1981]

It'd be more like 25% paid off, not half, but even that assumes the whole £200m would go to the banks with nothing re-invested in the squad.

And what's £200m compared to a potential £400m for stadium naming rights? Because that's what Levy is aiming for (amongst other stadium-related commercial deals) ... and selling our most iconic player this summer would damage this.

It's also the case that Kane is increasingly well-known around the world and a key factor in growing our fan-base, which has further commercial implications.

So £200m is an offer we can refuse and would refuse this summer. We're not poverty-stricken, the new stadium is fully-funded and, as I said earlier, our income is set to sky-rocket.

Cough... Bale...

 

[Green_Red]

I think Levy and Florentino get along after all. I think if Levy is resounding and clear in the beginning, saying that they do not sell, -by the new stadium + having the flagship player - there will be no soap opera in the summer.
However, I do not think that Levy will make Florentino look bad, making him negotiate until the end of August and then saying no.
About the player, I do not know if he is so loyal to endure that kind of offer. Not every day a club offers 200 million pounds for you.
Do not you think United could offer 200 too?

Id like to see United bid, if just to put a run on Real. Push it up to £220 mil just to take the piss out of them.

 

[GlastonSpur]

Cough... Bale...

We weren't about to open a new stadium when Bale was with us ... and nor was he as iconic as Kane is for Spurs.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

You have to be seriously deluded to believe Spurs won't sell Kane for £200 million.

 

[Massive Spanner]

We weren't about to open a new stadium when Bale was with us ... and nor was he as iconic as Kane is for Spurs.

You weren't being offered £200m either.

 

[Godfather]

It'd be more like 25% paid off, not half, but even that assumes the whole £200m would go to the banks with nothing re-invested in the squad.

And what's £200m compared to a potential £400m for stadium naming rights? Because that's what Levy is aiming for (amongst other stadium-related commercial deals) ... and selling our most iconic player this summer would damage this.

It's also the case that Kane is increasingly well-known around the world and a key factor in growing our fan-base, which has further commercial implications.

So £200m is an offer we can refuse and would refuse this summer. We're not poverty-stricken, the new stadium is fully-funded and, as I said earlier, our income is set to sky-rocket.

You really are by far the most deluded poster on here, bless you. For 200 mill Levy would drive him to Real personally

 

[Zlatattack]

I think RM should try replacing BBC with Hazard, Kane and Dybala. I write this and am tempted to think "no chance, life isn't like Fifa 18", but actually it is - we just did a straight swap of Mikhitaryan for Sanchez.

 

[Raees]

I think we should definitely try to go for this and throw Lukaku in. Best British players should be at United.

 

[adexkola]

It'd be more like 25% paid off, not half, but even that assumes the whole £200m would go to the banks with nothing re-invested in the squad.

And what's £200m compared to a potential £400m for stadium naming rights? Because that's what Levy is aiming for (amongst other stadium-related commercial deals) ... and selling our most iconic player this summer would damage this.

It's also the case that Kane is increasingly well-known around the world and a key factor in growing our fan-base, which has further commercial implications.

So £200m is an offer we can refuse and would refuse this summer. We're not poverty-stricken, the new stadium is fully-funded and, as I said earlier, our income is set to sky-rocket.

So what number would financially make sense for Spurs to sell Kane?

 

[cyberman]

400m for naming rights is a ridiculous idea.

 

[GlastonSpur]

You weren't being offered £200m either.

Given the rate of transfer inflation since then, £200m is arguably less in real terms than what we got for Bale.

 

[Rado_N]

£400m stadium naming rights

 

[GlastonSpur]

400m for naming rights is a ridiculous idea.

Is it?

We shall see ... because this stadium has the added attraction for American audiences of NFL football, not to mention the many entertainment events it will host. It aims to be in use pretty much every day of the year, not once every two weeks on average for other football stadiums.

 

[JPRouve]

You have to be seriously deluded to believe Spurs won't sell Kane for £200 million.

To be fair, when you look at Mbappé's fee, a player like Kane who has more games under his belt could go for 250m£-300m£.

 

[JPRouve]

£400m stadium naming rights

For that fee my town would probably change its name. Welcome to Lidl Méditerranée Airport.

 

[Rado_N]

Is it?

We shall see ... because this stadium has the added attraction for American audiences of NFL football, not to mention the many entertainment events it will host. It aims to be in use pretty much every day of the year.

City's Etihad deal was that amount, over 10 years and included the shirt sponsorship and the training complex, and came from a dodgy connected source and was investigated by UEFA.

Thinking you'll get anything like that for stadium naming rights alone is beyond deluded, and you're hyping the NFL tie-in to utterly ridiculous levels.

The MetLife stadium in New York, the HOME of TWO NFL teams, has a naming rights deals worth $450m - over 25 years.

 

[GlastonSpur]

So what number would financially make sense for Spurs to sell Kane?

This summer? £400m might swing it.

 

[Scorpy]

Real Madrid are thinking about whether they're willing to discuss the possibility of making an offer for Harry Kane.

 

[VancouverUtdFan]

This summer? £400m might swing it.

Jesus, you can’t be serious


...in all honesty, £250M has to be the bare minimum imo for Spurs to sell to RM. I’d consider that the base with additional add ons to potentially make this a £300M deal which is fair if you take into account market inflation looking a couple years down the road as well.

 

[GlastonSpur]

City's Etihad deal was that amount, over 10 years and included the shirt sponsorship and the training complex, and came from a dodgy connected source and was investigated by UEFA.

Thinking you'll get anything like that for stadium naming rights alone is beyond deluded, and you're hyping the NFL tie-in to utterly ridiculous levels.

The MetLife stadium in New York, the HOME of TWO NFL teams, has a naming rights deals worth $450m - over 25 years.

Times change and things move on ... as we've seen with transfer fees. Moreover, it's not just about the initial NFL tie-up but the potential prospect of hosting an NFL franchise, which is what Levy is aiming for. And it's also eventually about the virtually daily use of the stadium that I mentioned for a variety of other events ... each of which attracts further attention to the stadium sponsor.

 

[GlastonSpur]

Jesus, you can’t be serious


...in all honesty, £250M has to be the bare minimum imo for Spurs to sell to RM. I’d consider that the base with additional add ons to potentially make this a £300M deal which is fair if you take into account market inflation looking a couple years down the road as well.

It's just another way of saying that there will no deal for Kane's sale this summer. Perhaps I should just have said "more than any club could afford."

 

[Adisa]

It'd be more like 25% paid off, not half, but even that assumes the whole £200m would go to the banks with nothing re-invested in the squad.

And what's £200m compared to a potential £400m for stadium naming rights? Because that's what Levy is aiming for (amongst other stadium-related commercial deals) ... and selling our most iconic player this summer would damage this.

It's also the case that Kane is increasingly well-known around the world and a key factor in growing our fan-base, which has further commercial implications.

So £200m is an offer we can refuse and would refuse this summer. We're not poverty-stricken, the new stadium is fully-funded and, as I said earlier, our income is set to sky-rocket.

Maybe over 20 years or something like that.

 

[Doracle]

Nobody will refuse 200m for a player

Barcelona would have turned the offer for Neymar down if not for the release clause. Not a chance Spurs sell him for £200 million this Summer. There would be at least four clubs who would pay that for him without even blinking if Spurs were minded to sell, meaning, even if they were minded to sell, they’d have a bidding war and would get far more than that.

That ignores the fact Spurs have no way to replace him, even with £200 million, and it would spark a mass exodus of their other big names. I think the Summer after, when I suspect he will be keen to leave if Spurs haven’t started winning stuff, we could see him sold for somewhere between £200 - £250 million but it won’t happen this Summer.

 

[Adisa]

I have no doubt that if Real offer 200m lump sum, Levy would gladly take it.

 

[VancouverUtdFan]

It's just another way of saying that there will no deal for Kane's sale this summer. Perhaps I should just have said "more than any club could afford."

That might be your opinion but definitely not set in stone by any means.

If so, you’re telling me RM muster up a £250M-£300M offer for Kane this summer and Spurs don’t even consider it or pickup the phone? I don’t think so...

 

[haram]

200 million, Bale plus another player and it might be worth it to Spurs.

 

[Rado_N]

Times change and things move on ... as we've seen with transfer fees. Moreover, it's not just about the initial NFL tie-up but the potential prospect of hosting an NFL franchise, which is what Levy is aiming for. And it's also eventually about the virtually daily use of the stadium that I mentioned for a variety of other events ... each of which attracts further attention to the stadium sponsor.

MetLife hosts two NFL franchises, in the US where the NFL is obviously considerably more popular and valuable, has hosted the Super Bowl and countless other sporting and non sporting events. It also holds 82k verses Spurs 61k(?) in the new stadium etc etc.

Over how many years are you expecting this £400m deal to be?

 

[GlastonSpur]

Maybe over 20 years or something like that.

Well yes, of course. I'm not imagining a single lump sum on day 1.

 

[Bastian]

That's debateable. RM's team is in decline, with several ageing players. Before the start of next season: Ronaldo (32), Modric (32), Ramos (32), Benzema (30), Marcelo (30).

I was just pointing out that it was a false equivalence. The same players would not be available to these two clubs for the same prices. The two clubs have two completely different expectations and pressure, meaning mainly that it's harder to find players who can perform for Madrid, than Spurs, where the one club needs to win and compete for major trophies, the other not so much. And no, I'd say Madrid with 3-4 meagre additions will create more frustration in the fanbase, but for Spurs, they'd be strengthening. Madrid - given the expectations at the club - need to acquire 2-3 elite players, + address squad issues. But I'm being pedantic. And I don't think Kane would go for 200m. In this market, it's a bad deal for Spurs IMV.

 

[Adisa]

Well yes, of course. I'm not imagining a single lump sum on day 1.

400m over 20 years isn't going to magically transform Spurs finances.
I fully expect Spurs to be under some constraint for at least the next few years.
Although I don't know what deal they have with the banks.

 

[LilyWhiteSpur]

Wow the sources and quotes are amazing, mind blowing journalism, any forum member on here could write that. I honestly don't see Harry really pushing for this move, EVERYTHING he has said has been the exact opposite. I am not talking about just Spurs here but he wants to break records and leave his mark on the English game, would be lovey to see Real Madrid turned down for a change .

 

[LilyWhiteSpur]

400m over 20 years isn't going to magically transform Spurs finances.
I fully expect Spurs to be under some constraint for at least the next few years.
Although I don't know what deal they have with the banks.

Doubling match day revenue, increasing corporate and commercial revenue, we are going to increase our income quite substantially. Of course the stadium needs to be paid off but you have to remember we have had a very low net spend over the last 5 -7 years, there is savings in the pot.

 

[Massive Spanner]

Given the rate of transfer inflation since then, £200m is arguably less in real terms than what we got for Bale.

I'd say it's about right actually. It matches the current world record fee. Bales was slightly over the record fee at the time 4 years later.

Maybe Levy will whistle another few million out of them so Spurs fans can use the "yea but world record fee!" thing like with Bale.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

Wow the sources and quotes are amazing, mind blowing journalism, any forum member on here could write that.

For some reason, the English media likes to claim that any decent English player is of interest to Real. Alli, Rashford, Kane....