Harry Kane was crowned Premier League Player of the Year at the London Football Awards.
Kane has admitted he wants to win team trophies after losing the Carabao Cup final to Manchester City on Sunday.
Sunday’s defeat at Wembley means Tottenham’s 13-year wait for a trophy goes on with Kane still yet to win a major trophy with them since making his debut in 2011.
The Tottenham striker is expected to tell Spurs he wants to leave if they fail to qualify for the Champions League next season
But the question is why is no club interested or evening bothering to lodge a bid?
Harry Kane’s price tag would be absolutely ridiculous. Not just because he has a long-term contract and he’s a great player — but because of what he represents to Tottenham. I’m not even sure Spurs would take £150m.
Kane is the official ‘Spurs man’. His face was plastered all over White Hart Lane. He’s becoming what Gerrard was to Liverpool, or John Terry to Chelsea. Kane’s also a hardworking, respectful professional, and the model example to all other players at the club. Particularly the young ones climbing through the ranks, as he did.
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He turns 28 years in this summer. Yes, he is still considered a young player with at least 5-6 years at the top level but investing 150-180 millions in only one player be considered a good investment?
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is notorious for his tough negotiation style — but nowadays all top Spurs players are frequently encouraged to renew contracts, being offered extra bonuses each time. Doing this adds a lot to their price tag. So it’s becoming harder, and more expensive than ever.
Think back to the Gareth Bale saga, where the negotiations were drawn out over several months to ensure that Spurs took the record transfer fee for him. Only Madrid could have afforded him.
Kyle Walker was not worth £50m. In reality, Kieran Trippier (bought for £3.5m in 2015) isn’t far behind Walker — Spurs were happy to let Walker go…
Moreover, Tottenham is not interested in selling Kane. But if Spurs finish outside top 4, they could be forced to sell him.
He is good enough to play at any club in the world but football is more than money.
Now, there’s nothing to ensure that players like Kane will remain loyal to Spurs. Having a great manager and a lot of team spirit will only go so far. But I don’t think anyone expects Kane to leave for another English club. It’d have to be Real Madrid or maybe Barcelona. And even then they’d surely explore easier, less expensive (better value) options, with a little more ‘flair’.
Futhermore, it’s not like Kane is some overhyped English talent, he has proven to be a guaranteed 20 goal per season striker, something only 3 or 4 clubs in the league possess.
