Not too many who score more than 20 league goals in a season.
Harry Kane
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£20m should be the offer we make. £25m is the absolute minimum I'd accept as not utterly mad although that'd be pushing it very near.
When the BBC say understand .It is like Sky saying sources. Neither are concrete.
Austin scored 18 playing in a much worse side, let's go for him. Or Benteke who scored 13 in a team that doesn't score goals and he was recovering for half the season.
Marcus Stewart got one shy of that for Ipswich.
I'm leery about whether he can have another season like the last.
It's just the fact that it's Harry Kane we're talking about, a player who was barely existent prior to last season. Let's be honest here, top clubs are not even aware that he exists.
Didn't both James Beattie and Kevin Phillips do it (or close) relatively recently?
In his mid twenties. As were Andy Johnson, James Beattie and Kevin Phillips.
Edit: Andy Johnson was 23 actually, by the looks of it.
We'd be mad to pay anything over £25 million for him.
His 21 goals in the league doesn't tell the whole picture, he actually hit 30+ in all competitions I believe, while missing the first 1/4 of the season breaking into the team reguarly as a youngster.
Also people need to stop abusing GlastonSpur, he's just saying the truth, Levy won't sell easily, particuarly to a PL team, he could easily turn down 60+ mill for him simply because Spurs could have a homegrown 30+ goals a season striker for the next decade on their hands.
Also people need to stop abusing GlastonSpur, he's just saying the truth, Levy won't sell easily, particuarly to a PL team, he could easily turn down 60+ mill for him simply because Spurs could have a homegrown 30+ goals a season striker for the next decade on their hands.
Would love us to sign him but it's really not going to happen so best to forget about this one unless some serious bids get placed. Levy won't sell him to us and I don't think they particularly need the money right now so the chances of us getting him are very slim, though I would have said the same for van Persie when we got linked to him so you never know.
I'm sure Kane would probably be a big hit here but would be smarter to wait a season or two to see how he develops and if he is indeed the striker we need. Either way, dealing with Levy will be a nightmare that I'm sure Woodward won't look forward to. If they sign Benteke then maybe, maaaybe they'll accept a silly offer for Kane but it's still very unlikely, he has shown no sign he wants to leave and appears to love the club, we might be interested but no point getting our hopes up just yet.
I'm sure Kane would probably be a big hit here but would be smarter to wait a season or two to see how he develops and if he is indeed the striker we need. Either way, dealing with Levy will be a nightmare that I'm sure Woodward won't look forward to. If they sign Benteke then maybe, maaaybe they'll accept a silly offer for Kane but it's still very unlikely, he has shown no sign he wants to leave and appears to love the club, we might be interested but no point getting our hopes up just yet.
Owen was the last young English striker to make such an impact with 18 in 97/98
Though in fairness he did follow that up with 18 again the season after
then a poor season with 11 followed by 16, 19, 19 and 16 which is pretty impressive.
If Kane can follow up next season with over league 20 goals again then it will be a great achievement and one thats going to see his asking price up at world record fees
Indeed, attack the post not the poster. He's right too, Levy won't sell to us and if he does then it will be because we've lodged a bid so high he'd be silly to turn it down and by that I mean 60m.
not worth spending all that money. Levy will bleed us dry and i don't think he's worth anything more then £20 million. Benteke or J Martinez for me.
Just putting this out there .. What would the Rooney fee be, adjusted for inflation? I know Kane is older but in terms of experience they would be about the same.. Kane has arguably had a better breakthrough season too.
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Players who scored 15+ goals in the past 10 years in Premier League include Jay Rodriguez, Michu, Yakubu, Holt, Dempsey, Odemwingie, Ba, Santa Cruz, Benjani, McCarthy, Bent, Andy Johnson. Some honorable mentions just below that threshold include Carew, Agbonlahor and the mighty DJ Campbell.
No concrete interest, no firm offer to Spurs, but United are actively considering. But very early stages - James Cooper, Sky Sports News
Yes, we missed the trick with Andrew. Could have got him for £60m back then and there'd have been no Daniel Levy to laugh about the bid.
Rooney was a 18-year old who had a great Euro 2004 campaign and two full Premier League seasons under his belt, being one of Everton's best players at mere 17 and 18.
Kane is a 21-year old who's had one good season in the league for Tottenham, hasn't played at a big international tournament and has barely featured for England as well.
Umm... Okay
Exactly, spending £20m on Johnson back then would have made about the same amount of sense as spending £60m on Kane now would.Umm... Okay
We are considering thinking about possibly looking into preparing an exploratory offer for Kane.
I seriously doubt the club would pay £60 million for him. Where is this figure even coming from?
Agreed. Rooney was a ridiculously promising player who had some great standout qualities like his strength, workrate, and shot. He was also quick back in the day.
Kane seems to be good at many things, but I struggle to think of a part of his game that truly stands out. His ability to be at the right place at the right time maybe? I'm not sure he can keep this level of production up to be honest.
I'm not advocating we sign him, far from it. It would be a massive gamble. I'm just trying to put the fee into some sort of perspective. The £50m guesses are probably not far from the truth, especially with the Levy factor.
wrt Rooney, he obviously had that "x-factor" about him, which Kane doesn't seem to have - though his goalscoring is superior.
It's probably what's going to cost to bring him here to be fair, given that Levy is there.
Also, Glaston has already told us they'd laugh at a £60m bid for him because he's worth significantly more.
I would actually really like to see him here. He's a very strong, quick, ruthless striker and exactly the kind of forward player we need he also has a talent for being in the right place at the right time which is something we have been missing since Ruud left. Some of his play is not pretty but he sticks the ball in the back of the net and would certainly fit kind of profile Van Gaal wants from his strikers. He's English which adds £10million on to the price straight away, add to the fact that it is Levy we would be dealing with and the price is inflated. Does it matter?
He's just scored 31 goals for Spurs this year in his debut season. If he was playing in La Liga for example and had this kind of season then Real, Barca and Atletico would be all over him. If there is any possibility we can bring him here then we should go for it. If he has a bad season then he has a bad season its not the end of the world. He's 21 and will only get better if we were to wait another season and he performs anything like he has done this year then we are talking stupid money and by that time clubs like City would be sniffing around as I can see Aguero leaving next year for Real.
He's just scored 31 goals for Spurs this year in his debut season. If he was playing in La Liga for example and had this kind of season then Real, Barca and Atletico would be all over him. If there is any possibility we can bring him here then we should go for it. If he has a bad season then he has a bad season its not the end of the world. He's 21 and will only get better if we were to wait another season and he performs anything like he has done this year then we are talking stupid money and by that time clubs like City would be sniffing around as I can see Aguero leaving next year for Real.
Kane is an all right forward. For £20m as a punt he'd probably be just about worth but let's be truthful here, we're not going to get him for £20m or £30m. We're in for a long bidding war with no one but Spurs and plenty of nonsense if we're to get him, in the meantime someone like Vietto will have gone to Atletico for £14m and do as well or better than him (hopefully it won't be Liverpool though because they've been heavily linked as well).
Would be a big gamble at prices spuds want after just 1 breakthrough season.
I would pay those levels rather for Sterling than Kane.
He was like struggling in the championship not long ago.
I would pay those levels rather for Sterling than Kane.
He was like struggling in the championship not long ago.
We do not need a striker.
Unless of course we want to rotate Rooney on various position.
And WE DO NOT WANT THAT.
Unless of course we want to rotate Rooney on various position.
And WE DO NOT WANT THAT.
We do need a striker, we just need to sell Rooney too.
Falcao has gone and RVP and Hernandez are seemingly going to follow him out the door. If we want to win the PL or CL then it is imperative that we sign another goalscorer. What happens if Rooney picks up a long term injury? Would you be happy to rely on the unproven (and injury prone) James Wilson?
But we are not selling Rooney. Club captain. The most marketable player. The most recognized player. Always plays if fit. So let's get back to planet Earth.
not relevant.
Kane bullied Terry who was arguably the best CB in the league last year when they beat Chelsea
or when Drogba was at his peak and Jonny Evans had him in his pocket
1 or 2 examples does not mean anything, some days the defenders will get on top and vice versa
Real Madrid did very well with only one recognized striker.
We all know Ronaldo is the reason behind that. And they did have Hernandez as backup this season.
Presume you mean benzema, it's Irrelevant though when you've got Ronaldo, bale, di Maria (when he was there), isco in the same team too.
We've got rooney that's bang average anyway nowadays and absolutely nobody to cover him if he was injured.
Is that Benzema or Hernandez?
The BBC won't publish a story until they have it from 2 seperate sources, so i have heard (Unless they hear it from the horses mouth ie Woodward himself).
Well, we have DiMaria (who is here now), Mata, Memphis...all more than capable to contribute with goals. And who know who we might add.
Kane needs to play regularly if he wants to improve. For us he would be a second choice because he can't play in another position. And he would cost way to much to be a second choice. I say let him stay for year or two at Spurs and then reevaluate the situation again.
And as witnessed this season players like RvP and Falcao are not content with sitting on the bench.
Therefore we need some lower profile player to cover for Rooney. Who? I don't know.
Anyway, the whole debate is just hypothetical, because RvP will stay for the season, because nobody will match his current wage.
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