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I don’t see either of those even entertaining the idea of Spurs. I don’t think there’s anyone remotely close to him that they can get.
So this might be where buying a younger talent (Ferguson at Brighton for example) and trying to replicate the "Kane Model".

It's not easy but it's always easier to start from a point of having some money to try and replace rather than no money and no benefit from keeping him (if it's accepted that they won't get Euro football) other than some love and loyalty thing.
 
Sorry but why would you stop watching if Kane goes ?

Surely you don’t only watch spurs because of Kane

And both Kane and Spurs should have sorted it all a couple years ago - he prob should have gone then and both could have moved on
There was further extrapolation that by the time Kane goes we'll be lucky to be a top half team. And I've already largely stopped watching football because of other factors such as VAR and the completely ruined handball and offside rules that make so many games a farce nowadays.

Who are you to tell Kane what he should have done? :LOL: He obviously loves the club and ideally wanted to stay and win trophies here. He has played in three cup finals after all.
 
So this might be where buying a younger talent (Ferguson at Brighton for example) and trying to replicate the "Kane Model".

It's not easy but it's always easier to start from a point of having some money to try and replace rather than no money and no benefit from keeping him (if it's accepted that they won't get Euro football) other than some love and loyalty thing.

There will be lots of players out it’s just trying to find them

Spurs have been heavily reliant on Kane and they need to find a way to move away from that and build up again

The problem is there is no paitence in the sport now and teams can’t rebuild - there needs to be instant results

There was further extrapolation that by the time Kane goes we'll be lucky to be a top half team. And I've already largely stopped watching football because of other factors such as VAR and the completely ruined handball and offside rules that make so many games a farce nowadays.

Who are you tell Kane what he should have done? :LOL: He obviously loves the club and ideally wanted to stay and win trophies here. He has played in three cup finals after all.
So you will stop watching because it might not be a top half team anymore
 
There was further extrapolation that by the time Kane goes we'll be lucky to be a top half team. And I've already largely stopped watching football because of other factors such as VAR and the completely ruined handball and offside rules that make so many games a farce nowadays.

Who are you tell Kane what he should have done? :LOL: He obviously loves the club and ideally wanted to stay and win trophies here. He has played in three cup finals after all.
But he didn't want to stay, he wanted to go to Man City? The only reason he stayed was because he and his brother stupidly got him locked into a very long contract with no get out clause, and Levy backed down on a gentleman's agreement to let him leave.
 
So you will stop watching because it might not be a top half team anymore
I'm exaggerating, as I often do. But the truth is I already don't watch all of our games, for the reasons already mentioned - I just pop them on if I'm not doing anything else. If we're losing every other week I'll be even less inclined to watch. On the upside I think the football will be more attacking now under Ange and more entertaining, but football isn't the be all and end all. If I stop watching nobody will die.
 
We’re all of the opinion, I’m sure, that the money in the game is ridiculous and we’d all like to see it curbed in some way… so why would we then argue that Spurs should sell because it makes the most financial sense? Levy’s a strange businessman for sure but if he holds onto Kane and takes the financial hit, that’s a good thing surely for the already limited morals in the game.
 
But he didn't want to stay, he wanted to go to Man City? The only reason he stayed was because he and his brother stupidly got him locked into a very long contract with no get out clause, and Levy backed down on a gentleman's agreement to let him leave.
He'd have been silly to ignore them as that's the only club in England you can join and basically guarantee trophies - and practically guarantee himself the Prem goal record too. Not surprising that he was interested in that opportunity.
 
Do you think that Levy has become a hindrance to Spurs recruitment. Not in that he is not willing to pay the cash but because of how he deals with transfers out of the club. A young striker may look at Spurs as a decent stepping stone but if his eventual asperations were elsewhere, would he look at the dealings over players such as Kane and think that he could miss his dream move down the line and so would rather give Spurs a swerve and move to a club wiht a more open view to players coming and going.
 
This part is true, and we have a fantastic stadium and training facilities, but we don't pay big wages, and we're on a downward trajectory with zero European football to offer right now. People keep talking about Osimhen, and while I do rate the Premier League a level above Serie A, I'm not sure he would trade winning the league there for 8th place over here and no Europe let alone Champion's League.

Here‘s a thought. BTW, I’m not fussed if he stays or goes - that’s up to Levy & Spurs.

If you got 8th place last season with him, I think the bigger issue is who else is in the team/squad. Selling Kane might lead to resolving other issues in the squad. Keeping Kane means extra spending to address those issues. But a real indicator of ambition would be to buy some decent support for Kane and keeping him. Keeping him will cost big bucks in a new signing fee and wages

Has Spurs got the clout, with the new ground to pay for, to dip into the transfer market and make a big money signing or two?
 
We’re all of the opinion, I’m sure, that the money in the game is ridiculous and we’d all like to see it curbed in some way… so why would we then argue that Spurs should sell because it makes the most financial sense? Levy’s a strange businessman for sure but if he holds onto Kane and takes the financial hit, that’s a good thing surely for the already limited morals in the game.
I'm not sure Levy's refusal to sell is anything to do with morality?
 
Clubs don't just wade in and get who they want, it often costs them a hell of a price to get a top player. But that benefits the selling club as well.
When it comes to City, the money is irrelevant except for when they can’t cook the books adequately to keep FFP off their backs.
 
Here's a thought to Spurs fans desperately trying to hold on to Harry Kane: Do you think your love of Kane is making you miss the big picture? Is Levy refusing to see reality as well? We all know Kane is a quality striker, who could play in any side in the PL (He'd even fit into City perfectly well if Haaland was not there). But, what about the other 11 players on the pitch. Spurs were beaten by Arsenal, Man Utd, Newcastle, Liverpool, Brighton and Aston Villa last year in the league. Man Utd didn't really have a striker, Arsenal had a low scoring striker in Jesus who was injured for months anyway. What did all those clubs have that Spurs did not?

If Spurs got £80 million for Spurs, it would at least give them a reasonable foundation of cash to look at rebuilding the team, not just looking at it with blinkers and thinking all the money needs to be splashed on a direct and inferior replacement for Kane. True, they may splash it on rubbish players, but I think all fans live in hope that one day, our recruiting department might well just start making some good decisions
 
Here‘s a thought. BTW, I’m not fussed if he stays or goes - that’s up to Levy & Spurs.

If you got 8th place last season with him, I think the bigger issue is who else is in the team/squad. Selling Kane might lead to resolving other issues in the squad. Keeping Kane means extra spending to address those issues. But a real indicator of ambition would be to buy some decent support for Kane and keeping him. Keeping him will cost big bucks in a new signing fee and wages

Has Spurs got the clout, with the new ground to pay for, to dip into the transfer market and make a big money signing or two?
I mostly think it's crazy that we're five days from our first game and we still haven't signed a centre back. This Dutch feller is supposedly nearly done, but we needed at least two ideally, and we're cutting it very fine indeed. Several who were supposedly leaving haven't actually gone yet either... Lloris, Perisic, Hojbjerg (not that I want Hoj to go)... lots of dead wood that came back from loans that are still there also like Reguilon, Rodon. The squad is in a very unfinished state considering how close we are to the season starting.
 
When it comes to City, the money is irrelevant except for when they can’t cook the books adequately to keep FFP off their backs.
Exactly, and therefore like I said, it costs them. Leipzig have just made 90 million Euro for Gvardiol. Villa got £100 million for Grealish. Benfica got 72 million Euro for Dias.

The best, richest clubs in the world will always attract the best players. They don't all come through the Academy. So Levy refusing to sell Kane is irrelevant to how things work now and will work in the future. The best clubs will continue to spend big money, and the smaller clubs will be able to cash in. Do it wisely, they can then start pushing the big clubs themselves. Spurs were in touching distance of getting in that group of top clubs. But, I simply think refusing to sell Kane now will hurt them big time, if he leaves next year and they've no money to show for it.
 
I mostly think it's crazy that we're five days from our first game and we still haven't signed a centre back. This Dutch feller is supposedly nearly done, but we needed at least two ideally, and we're cutting it very fine indeed. Several who were supposedly leaving haven't actually gone yet either... Lloris, Perisic, Hojbjerg (not that I want Hoj to go)... lots of dead wood that came back from loans that are still there also like Reguilon, Rodon. The squad is in a very unfinished state considering how close we are to the season starting.
Many squads are. You will see quite a bit of movement up until the window closes at the end of the month. Plenty of players move in the early weeks of the season.

Personally I believe the window should shut before the season starts.
 
Many squads are. You will see quite a bit of movement up until the window closes at the end of the month. Plenty of players move in the early weeks of the season.

Personally I believe the window should shut before the season starts.
I agree! It's ridiculous that it isn't. Clubs should know what they have to work with before their first game and that's that.
 
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