Neither was Shearer at 21.
Harry Kane
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Neither was Shearer at 21.
Please no.
What on Earth is the point in this one?
He isn't good enough for us yet and he'd get far more bench time than is good for him.
He isn't good enough for us yet and he'd get far more bench time than is good for him.
He ripped Chelsea and Arsenal a new one. None of our current set of strikers can claim that this season.
I agree he has got a presence about him, I think he's a good player and a lot better with the ball at his feet that some give credit for. He's definitely not a physical unit who's going to bully a Kompany etc.
So you agree that Kane isn't a unit then. Even a young Shearer was a lot more physically imposing than Kane in my opinion. Nothing to say that he can't add that dimension to his game. I'd have him here mind.
That would be with Memphis another long term signing with a chance of big improvement and time to adapt already talented player to the Champions League level.
English core would be indisputably strongest in the Premier League especially with perspective of signing Clyne and rumors about Patrick Roberts... Can't say it's not exciting to see Wilson-Kane combo growing up in the same club.
If Eddie is so goddamn confident about financial state of things then I don't mind. Fergie used to admire every young English striker including Owen and Shearer and perhaps LVG is respecting the tradition of adding best domestic talents to his side.
English core would be indisputably strongest in the Premier League especially with perspective of signing Clyne and rumors about Patrick Roberts... Can't say it's not exciting to see Wilson-Kane combo growing up in the same club.
If Eddie is so goddamn confident about financial state of things then I don't mind. Fergie used to admire every young English striker including Owen and Shearer and perhaps LVG is respecting the tradition of adding best domestic talents to his side.
They were fantastic signings & well worth the punt in bringing them in.
Didnt think i needed to put "on paper" in there Pete.. Given that i said they havent worked out for us right after..
Kane is physically strong. I don't know where you got his weight from but if you think that he is actually 140lbs you need to go back to school!
Not yet but he could become one and he's no wimp already. He's got an extra 2 inches on Shearer and is still maturing. With the right training he's got the potential to be a real handful physically.
The official spurs website, ESPN among others but I guess I need to go back to school then!
If Kane isn't good enough for us yet well then none of our strikers are.
I agree, just pointing out that he isn't there yet.
It is obviously outdated. Look at him. If he is 6ft 2 he would have to be an absolute rake at 6ft 2, he clearly isn't. And you know that he can mix it with strong defenders if you watch him play.
Well we don't need a bloody body builder do we!! His got a great frame and is far more developed than most 21 year olds. He's not going to get much bigger and neither should he. His strength will develop as he gets older and our weights program isn't bad.
Yeah you need to learn to be more sceptical of what you read.
No and I didn't say that. I said he wasn't a unit, which someone had mentioned. Saying he is a unit implies he's a strong physical presence which at the moment I don't think he is, being tall doesn't necessarily translate to being physical, I also went on to say that I think he is a good player who could further develop the physical side of his game.
Well not really, the best source available for his height/weight information is the spurs website. Obviously he could have put on a couple of KG's this season, but even if he put on 10kg's he's not exactly a physically imposing 'unit', Christ.
Hope we're not getting him. We have Wilson who I think will be very very good. This Kane has had one good season so far. Hopefully we're waiting to see what he does in his 2nd season before spending a lot of money for someone absolutely not worth it now. I reckon it's Levy testing the waters to see if we'll be stupid enough to give him more than £40M for this guy.
I don't disagree with you. It's a huge risk, I'm just trying to see it from the club's perspective.
Yeah they do alright (brilliant craic) & things didnt work out too well when they nabbed Zeki Fryers from us either. He's now on-loan at Ipswich from Palace til the end of this season; which equates to 28 games for 5 clubs in 3 years.. or 30 games for 6 clubs in 4 years, if you include us..
Well don't Kag be a glass half full person and look with squinty eyes at every possible signing and condemn the figures and pull holes in the potential signings attributes. Do you want to be a rebel or something
That is incredibly light weight.
I'm 6ft 1, a long distance runner, puny as anything, and am 11stone.
For him to be taller, and a stone lighter is really lightweight.
Looks a lot stronger than that sounds though?!
Wasn't he actually an Arsenal boy?
But yes, with Levy there, it'd be a horrible struggle either way
When last did he actually score?
He's obviously not 10 stone.
Checked it on a range of sites (didn't just believe here!), 65kg, which is just over 10 stone. Just wrong everywhere?
Yes they are wrong. Just look at him, he is quite clearly not 10 stone. The PL site says Paddy McNair is 5'8 which is wrong. Most sites have Steven Caldwell as 5'11 as well which I've had confirmed by Caldwell himself that it is wrong.
£45mil, it still makes me laugh a couple of days later.
Still raw but I would sign him
Needs another year before we'd look at him. Big reasons are because rooney HAS to play, because levy would get us to pay 45 and not until the final day of the transfer window, but mostly because he's hasn't proved anything yet, he's a surprise package and lots of the time you'll see people get wise to a player in their second season. Lets wait and see, not like we're missing the chance for a bargain
I'd sign him. Young enough coupled with the English premium would mean we could sell him for 20 odd million if it didn't work out so we'd lose the minimum. If we do wait, the price will rise and could end up competing with some European heavyweights for his signature.
Of all the strikers available, Kane should be high up on the list.
Of all the strikers available, Kane should be high up on the list.
He looks at least 73-75 kg. Those weight figures are rarely updated and are usually wrong. I've seen Jones at 72 at a few places which is ridiculous.
His wage demands would also be moderate compared to players like RVP and Falcao we could easy save 15-20m in wages over a 4 year contract if we signed him instead of Falcao.
Never normally fussed about price tags of players we sign. Not my money. But £45m would put a hell of a lot of pressure on Kane and I'm sure be a price tag he could never live up to. Potential problem though. If he's £40-£45m now, how much will Spurs want next year if he scores another 20 goals?
Definitely not. He looks closer to 12 stone/76kg, if not more.
Step it up woody, we need some new blood up front
If he bangs in 20+ next season they Probably Bale level money.
Ridiculous but the reality.
I would love him for £45m now. Potentially a bargain.
Risk/reward And all...
Far too big of a risk imo.
Will be ridiculous if the club sign someone at £4.5m per stone.
Not such a big risk one would asume.
We paid a 10m fee plus 13.78m in wages (265,000 p/w) for Falcao on loan for one season so total outlay was 23.78m a year
If we look at RVP instead we paid 22.5m for him and 250,000 p/w in wages this summer our total outlay on him will be 61.5m or 20.5m a year
If we pay 40m for Kane and give him 100,000 p/w in wages our total outlay over a 4 year contract would be 60.4m or 15.2m a year
If he does not work out and we decide to move him on in 2 years we could maybe get 15m for him so our total outlay would be 35.4m or 17.7m a year
Looking at this Kane for 40m and 100,000 p/w would be a cheaper player then falcaos loan and RVP for 22.5m.
If the transfer fee is 30 or 40 million does not mean much when you are buying young players since it will be spread out over more years or you can recoup a portion of it.
People on here seems to only be looking at fees when judging if a player is expensive or not when in reality the wages play a equal part in the total outlay on a player.
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