In what will be an unpopular opinion amongst Tottenham fans, ESPN pundit Alejandro Moreno has urged Harry Kane and Eric Dier to leave the club.
It’s been a disappointing campaign to date for Spurs, as while Mauricio Pochettino lost his job midway through the season, they looked set to fall short of their objectives prior to football coming to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Injuries have hurt them with Moussa Sissoko, Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane all spending time on the sidelines in recent months, but their failures this season could impact their plans moving forward.
Speculation is often rife about Kane, and Moreno has now risked incurring the wrath of the Spurs faithful as he believes it’s time the 26-year-old moved on.
“Now, Spurs would love for him to stay,” Moreno told ESPN, as quoted by the Express. “So if I’m Harry Kane I’m thinking ‘Do you know what? This was supposed to be my club, in my heart’ – you’ve got to stop making emotional decisions when it comes to business.
“You have to make a pragmatic decision and what’s best for you and your career. Take your profile to where it belongs to Harry Kane, to a worldwide importance, not the local importance of Spurs. Go on, son.”
Meanwhile, the report goes on to add that he also tips Dier to leave too but for different reasons.
The England international has made 25 appearances so far this season, as he has spent significant periods out of the side. Moreno believes that he has gone backward in recent times and that in turn could call for a fresh start elsewhere.
“You think that this guy was going to take his career to a different level, and he has stalled,” he added. “But he has stalled to the point to where he’s not only stalling but kind of regressing and going in the opposite direction.
“I think he could do, personally, with a change of scenery.”
Tottenham will undoubtedly hope to improve the squad where possible ahead of next season, but time will tell if that process involves losing players first to make space for new arrivals.