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“But he might go to United” Manchester United urged by pundit to sign Kane instead of Haaland

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Paul Merson has been talking about the transfer market recently and has suggested that Harry Kane would be the perfect striker for Manchester United.

The Englishman has been one of the most consistent goalscorers in the Premier League over the last few seasons.

While he has proven to the world that he is one of the best strikers, his career has lacked trophies to back that up.

This has seen him continue to get linked with a move away from North London.

The next transfer window might see several strikers exchange clubs again, and Tottenham will be fighting to keep Kane for another season.

Merson has now suggested that Manchester United should make a move for the World Cup Golden Boot winner.

He was speaking on a transfer merry-go-round that could happen in the summer and suggested that Erling Haaland should join Chelsea because Kane will never move to the Blues.

He then urged the Red Devils to make their move for the England captain.

He told the Daily Star: “Manchester United should also be in for Haaland.

“Edinson Cavani has done great there but he isn’t the future of Manchester United.

“If they went and got Haaland it would take them to another level.

“But do they go for Harry Kane instead? Kane isn’t going to Chelsea. No chance.

“But he might go to United. And that would leave Chelsea to go for Haaland.”

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Essex Tony
Essex Tony
3 years ago
Reply to  Willie!

Kane is a world class striker, whose consistency is almost metronomic and he has actually gotten better over the last season or so, adding a dimension to his game that we only saw in flashes with his assists. He has scored goals in all competitions against all manner of clubs at all levels and is certainly coveted by any of the big international clubs who would jump at the chance to sign him should he become available.

Champions League – 24 games 20 goals
Europa League – 17 games – 13 goals
Premier League – 217 games – 153 goals
England Euro & World Cup only – 29 games – 26 goals

i think that his record and ability more than speaks for itself including his current form.

Tappaspur
Tappaspur
3 years ago

Kane king and m dembelle in the dugout in the future. Top defender top striker top midfielder. What could go wrong.

Tappaspur
Tappaspur
3 years ago

💣💣💣💣💣🌚

Steve 'Killer Cushion' Williams
Steve 'Killer Cushion' Williams
3 years ago
Reply to  Simon Watson

According to reports and Kanes close friends he is fully behind Jose and the cause! Until I here it from the horses mouth I don’t expect or assume anything… Maybe he is loyal and like Gerrard wants to win with HIS club! Just because others weren’t loyal and you’re not loyal doesn’tmean Kanes not… You didn’teven care that we got smashed by city! If I have a brain?.. Fuck off you 🔔🔚

Steve 'Killer Cushion' Williams
Steve 'Killer Cushion' Williams
3 years ago
Reply to  MagicMan

Only if Levy agreed this would happen… He could easily say no.. If you really want to go then go abroad.. Refuse to sell to a rival if we mean business.

Steve 'Killer Cushion' Williams
Steve 'Killer Cushion' Williams
3 years ago
Reply to  Simon Watson

Average players have let us down. Average squad, but not a bad team with everyone fit… Sell Kane and no world class player would want to come to us… Selling him for the money is a selling club mentality. A small club… What we are aspiring not to be… Selling him would prove we lack ambition to win anything. Weak mentality.

Steve 'Killer Cushion' Williams
Steve 'Killer Cushion' Williams
3 years ago

That was Botchs building… The guy who after a full season with us chose to play Mason and Bentaleb in the middle in the league cup final instead of the Moose!.. New manager now, new era… We had a team good enough to win the league and leicester won it! I blame certain players for bottling it as soon as it became squeaky bum time… Tintin Dele and Dier fell apart…. As Gerrard infamously said in that interview ‘it means so much more when you win at your own club’… He was glad he never moved to the chavs in the end.

Steve 'Killer Cushion' Williams
Steve 'Killer Cushion' Williams
3 years ago
Reply to  Willie!

Drogba always scored when it mattered though. Like Bale used to. Drogba was a big match player always stepping up when needed. In finals you could always bet on him scoring.

MagicMan
MagicMan
3 years ago
Reply to  Willie!

Exactly

MagicMan
MagicMan
3 years ago
Reply to  Tangangry

Only the top clubs in the World could afford to sign him and they would have him in a heart beat.

Man C would love him.

Even with his injuries he is still just off the top of the goals chart and has the highest assists.

At a top club he might not have to work so hard to win the ball back and that may mean he stays fit.

We have kept hold of him as he had a very good relationship with Poch and he was enjoying his football. He stats this season show what a good creative player he is whilst still scoring goals.

Whether he believe in the project going forwards is what we should all be worrying about

MagicMan
MagicMan
3 years ago
Reply to  Willie!

This season in a very poorly performing team his stats have been incredible, goals and assists.

Every top club in World football would want to have Harry Kane in their line up. He has consistently scored a lot of goals in EPL. Which is the hardest league around.

If he played for Bayern, PSG or Barca which is his level he would scoring 60 goals a season.

England are like Spurs, flattered to deceive and failed for years, thats not Kane’s fault.

He is England’s one superstar and he is Spurs one superstar. What he does for Spurs on a season by season basis is immense, it’s only due to injury that he hasn’t scored more goals.

The guy is top class and it’s staggering that fans don’t recognise this, he is number 2 all time goalscorer for Spurs, a club been around for 140 years. That is some feat.

Like everything, fans will only really recognise what a good player he is when he has left us and he he is replaced by a Darren Bent.

If here goes it because he his far to good for us and it will be at a huge detriment to the team.

Willie!
Willie!
3 years ago
Reply to  Simon Watson

Ok, let’s look at Drogba – 104 goals in 254 appearances in the PL. Ratio of 0.41 goals/match.

That’s not exactly “mediocre” scoring record. Let’s look at the ratios of some other, much hyped, players.

Rooney – 0.42. Les Ferdinand – 0.42, Sheringham 0.35.

Willie!
Willie!
3 years ago
Reply to  Tangangry

Benzema is 33. Lewandowski 32. Suarez 34, Aguero 32, Barca don’t even have a #9 worth mentioning these days at any age. No shortage of big ticket clubs with desperate need to replace aging strikers. Won’t go this summer, because of the financial impacts of covid, but I’d be shocked if he’s not gone summer window 2022.

Willie!
Willie!
3 years ago
Reply to  Jim Mckevitt.

James Rodriguez is also a WC golden boot winner, scoring 6 in 2014, same tally as Kane when he won, same tally as Lineker when he won it. And he’s been bang mediocre everywhere he’s gone, so WC golden boot isn’t exactly a marker of anything for me.

Luck of which teams you draw more than anything else,innit? Kane scored, literally half of those 2018 WC goals, against Panama. It’s a joke. England got slapped, hard, by any team that could actually play. Croatia, Belgium twice, barely get by Colombia in a pen shootout.

I don’t think he’s still improving. Peak Kane was about 2 years ago imo. He’s probably the biggest talent I’ll see in a Spurs shirt not named Bale or Modric. But everything comes to an end. For him and us, summer 2022 should probably see him sold.

Jim Mckevitt.
Jim Mckevitt.
3 years ago

He’s a World Cup Golden Boot winner. Holds all sorts goal scored records, he can create and score, he’s still improving and there are people questioning his value. Unbelievable.

He’s a once in a generation talent. If you doubt how good he is you’ll find out when he’s gone.

Paul
Paul
3 years ago

BSes same story after a loss.

Simon Watson
Simon Watson
3 years ago
Reply to  Tangangry

I agree that time is running out for the big move. Big problem for Levy.

Tangangry
Tangangry
3 years ago

Sorry, but Harry has missed his chance for a mega-move. Knocking on 28 with ankles made of glass, there won’t be too many clubs prepared to drop £100m+ and £300-400k a week on the England Captain.

The only way it happens is if he throws the toys out and/or runs the contract down, I don’t see him souring his ‘2nd greatest goalscorer’ legacy to do that for Man U – who also don’t look nailed on for silverware by the way.

MagicMan
MagicMan
3 years ago
Reply to  Simon Watson

His goals win games, his ability creates chances and he keeps defenders occupied.

To get into the champions league you need to win a lot of league games, his goal scoring put us there.

He is a top player

Simon Watson
Simon Watson
3 years ago
Reply to  MagicMan

When you play in big games, you expect your stars to step up.

Look at Drogba. A mediocre goal scoring record but scored in every final and delivered when it mattered most.

Kane doesn’t have “it” that a truly top player needs.

MagicMan
MagicMan
3 years ago

You can’t replace him he is top quality.

It’s not about wanting to sell him, if Man C come in and offer serious money and Kane wants the move, he will go.

We are not performing, you can trust in Mourinho and his track record say it will happen here at Spurs. Sitting in ninth in very poor form and seeing how good Man C are you could certainly understand thinking.

Hmmm most expensive English player
350k a week
Playing for the champions
Champions league football

A compelling counter to the stick with us because you love us and we might win the league cup

Cali
Cali
3 years ago

What trophies are there in United Kane if it happens for him to go any premier League club that will be Man City, Tottenham and United are similar trophy wise since Mourinho left them and Levy has no business with United since Dimitar Berbatov and he will never have even though in football you can never say never any way Kane will stay Tottenham or if he goes to another rival in Pl will be City who knows he may end up playing next to Messi in city.Merson is a twat always who likes to destroy Tottenham that is his job.

MagicMan
MagicMan
3 years ago
Reply to  Simon Watson

Kane is a team player and his goal scoring record is incredible.

He has scored many big goals against top teams.

The club win as one lose as one, i don’t think Harry can be overly criticised there

MagicMan
MagicMan
3 years ago

i can’t see him going to Man U

If he goes anywhere it will be Man C.

Agueros time is almost at an end and Man C are missing a world class centre forward. He would relish in that team.

It’s a great shame, i am sure he will be torn, you can see he loves Spurs, he has the chance to beat all kinds of goalscoring records.

If he wants to win a meaningful trophy then Man C is the club that can give him that opportunity.

Spurs are in a mess, we aren’t going to have the spending power to significantly improve the squad in the summer, the results are going against us and we are losing ground on teams around us.

We should not be in the position we are, but we are, Levy is the chairman, Mourinho is the manager. One runs the club the other runs the team, both are doing a very poor job at this moment in time.

Tappaspur
Tappaspur
3 years ago
Reply to  Simon Watson

Bit of mental health awareness Danny and the future king was involved in last night after match of the day

Simon Watson
Simon Watson
3 years ago

This is a controversial point but one thing that doesn’t get talked about is Kane’s lack of ability when it matters most.

How many significant goals can you think of? Cup finals, CL runs (I think he had one goal in the knockout stages and when it was when we were like 5-0 up against Dortmund on aggregate), semi finals, matches when the pressure is on (West Ham away in 2016/17 comes to mind)

Kane has a losing mentality and is yet to prove that he can be the guy we can rely on. Hell, even Llorente scored a more significant goal in his time at Spurs.

Doesn’t get talked about nearly enough tbh.

Simon Watson
Simon Watson
3 years ago
Reply to  CzechSpur

He’s 28 in the summer. He probably has 4-5 years left at the top level. We, on the other hand, are 15 players away from competing.

Do you think he’s going to wait around? I don’t.

First match next season, I expect him gone. Happy to be proved wrong. Don’t think I will be though.

Simon Watson
Simon Watson
3 years ago
Reply to  Tappaspur

I have to be honest on a lot of your posts, I (and probably a lot of others) don’t know what you’re talking about.

Simon Watson
Simon Watson
3 years ago

Pal check the table. We are average with him in the side, never mind without him.

At least get money for him while we can.

Simon Watson
Simon Watson
3 years ago

If you have a brain, you know that he wants to move on. How many have gone before him? In the last 15 years alone: Carrick, Berbatov, Keane, Modric, Bale…

Don’t be so biased. It’s so unbecoming. Its time for him to go. He is wasting his career.

CzechSpur
CzechSpur
3 years ago

Merson would love that wouldn’t he? He should suggest the departure of a top-class Arsenal player, pity they don’t have one.

Kane has to stay at all costs, as he brings something that won’t be replaced just by signing another excellent striker – and who would that be anyway? Ings? Not good enough. Could we get Haaland? No chance is my guess (and he wouldn’t do the same job as Kane anyway). Would Vinicius and Parrott be expected to take care of things in Kane’s stead? Probably.

If we show some measure of improvement until the end of the season, win the cup and bring in more players in the mould of Hojbjerg, i.e. quality, ready-to-go players who will fight for the shirt and avoid making suicidal, kindergarten football mistakes, I believe Kane won’t mind staying.

But start the new season with Davies-Dier-Sanchez-Doherty at the back, and I would probably pay for his taxi to Manchester myself before jumping off a bridge.

Tappaspur
Tappaspur
3 years ago

🎼Danny
Danny
Roose
Danny
Danny rooose. My guy you know. Totally misunderstood. (I totally understood/stand, related and relate to ya Danny son and rate you too. In the “dark lane” under the spot light, you did well not to “let off” proper. (Take everything out on every one) then the handling of the demons when the head is on a pillow.
Keep your mind right D man. Squelch the noise.

Elevenstonedidiots
Elevenstonedidiots
3 years ago

I hear what your saying but we have been building a team around Kane for the last 7 years. At some point he has to face the fact that Levy aint going to buy the players needed to challenge for the PL. I’d love him to stay but he’d be mad to. He’d walk into any team.

Last edited 3 years ago by Elevenstonedidiots
Elevenstonedidiots
Elevenstonedidiots
3 years ago

Merson likes to come out with this drivel every couple of months always talking about our best players leaving rather than who we should sign. If Kane wanted to leave to win trophies he would go with my blessing except to Utd. Anybody but them. I would imagine Kane would love to win a trophy before moving on. If we won the the Europa and he wanted to move Levy would probably sanction the deal. City are a fine team he would be great for them

Steve 'Killer Cushion' Williams
Steve 'Killer Cushion' Williams
3 years ago
Reply to  Simon Watson

Nonsense… You know Kane personally do you? First I’ve heard he definitely wants out and it’s not in the media… Paul Merson is 100 percent gooner for fucks sake.

Steve 'Killer Cushion' Williams
Steve 'Killer Cushion' Williams
3 years ago

Merson says Manure should buy Kane.. So all you Yiddoes here agree with him! He’s the only world class player we got, we should build the team around him…. What’s he valued at now? 100 million? And you lot think he is replaceable and then some at this price?….. Sell Kane and we are a bang average side immediately. The man is irreplaceable.

Simon Watson
Simon Watson
3 years ago

Its time for Kane to move on. He is wasting his career here and enough is enough.

We can use the money to reinvest in the squad. If Levy chooses to do that. He might just pay himself a fat dividend instead while furloughing the employees.

Simon Watson
Simon Watson
3 years ago
Reply to  Kevin

It probably is a done deal these days to be fair. Kane definitely wants out… who can blame him? Imagine being one of the best players in the world and looking up and seeing Steven Bergwijn or Moussa Sissoko lmao. Horrible.

Dexter
Dexter
3 years ago

As much as it pains me to say it, Harry needs to push on. The rebuild needed to sort this mess out will take too long for him to wait around here winning nothing.
But United isn’t the destination he’ll be looking at to fulfill his ambitions.

Limerick AL
Limerick AL
3 years ago

Kane is just wasting his time staying at Spurs. Maybe when we do get another Superstar on the Payroll Levy and Enic will be a distant bad memory.

PlayitagainSamways
PlayitagainSamways
3 years ago

Its about time we sold Utd the missing piece of their jigsaw as Levys not done that for a few seasons.
Both Manchester clubs must be seriously considering a bid for Kane.

Kevin
Kevin
3 years ago

Oh Paul Merson says ………. gosh it’s a done deal.

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