The idea that Harry Kane should be sold is for the birds, he should not and Daniel Levy should rebuild the team around him, however, in the event he is, it could still be a good thing as long as the hierarchy at the club get one thing right.
That one thing is recruitment.
If Kane is sold, it is certain that it will be for a huge amount of money, money that should be re-investing in the squad.
Figures of between £100m and £200m have been mentioned and knowing what Levy is like then it is probably safe to assume that he will demand above the £100m mark.
So, let’s assume £125m is raised and that another £40m or so is raised via other player sales, we could then be looking at a transfer budget in the region of £150m-£200m
Now, that is some serious money in this day and age, it is not Mbappe or Haaland money but it is more than enough to bring in at least four top quality players.
To give you an example of players that were sold in the last summer transfer window for roughly £40m each we could have signed the likes of Leroy Sane, Diogo Jota, Alvaro Morata and Wesley Fofana. Additionally, other players sold in that region include Hakim Ziyech, Achraf Hakimi, Thomas Partey and Mauro Icardi (Via Transfermarkt).
Not all of those named above have been roaring successes and therein lies the risk, however, some clubs have got their recruitment down almost perfectly, Leicester City being a good example.
It is also the case that just throwing money at players is not certain to work, look at what we did with the Gareth Bale money and what Man Utd do on a regular basis.
Get the recruitment right and cashing in on Harry Kane does not need to be an unmitigated disaster for the club, however, get it wrong and the consequences could be with us for years.
The sale of Kane will finance the debt.
Moi one of those contributors, MS dismiss it at your peril “be careful what you wish for” is not insane but IMO an apprehensive rational logical interpretation of the situation!!
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Replacing other ballon d’or winners like Messi, Ronaldo, Cruyff, Best…. You can’t replace the best… Kane is pretty much up there with these guys… Irreplaceable.
Irreplaceable those two. Modders managed the ballon dor too.
Lol.. Thing is Maureen wasn’t given the chance to win.. Ryan Mason was preferred… I was no fan of Levy since Jol and Redknapps savage sackings.. But the timing of this one was even more ludicrous.. This and the attempt at the no relegation super league has finished me off… I have no faith in the man whatsoever.
Maureen did the same actually, played with one or two holding midfielders and we often saw Pierre or Sissoko or Tanguy covering full backs and wingers depending how we set up and who we played.. We could have any manager in the world right now, but until we replace half the squad we are not winning anything mate..
Recruitment will only be sorted when Hitchen and everyone else moves on.. Our scouting and recruitment is clearly poor. These lot aren’t suddenly becoming great at their jobs.
A tough one Dilly but I don’t begrudge Modric Bale Walker Carrick moving to get some fulfilment from their limited careers. As a supporter I am rusted on but for the players ENIC is the deadening hand of mediocrity and mismanagement.
😂 I think we are in love with nearly lol I see no harm since one of the top winners in football managers cannot win anything with us, worth the shot you make me laugh!
In other words Mr. Nagelsmann is a company man who has nearly won things.
Levy is getting desperate by the hour he is offering Brendan Rodgers triple what he earns in Leicester £15mill will Brendan and Spurs board accept that is the question?
This makes me want to cry. This is what I wrote to Daniel Levy last week on why Nagelsmann was critical to his legacy (I explained last year here how he owned Jose in those matches so cut that out) – sorry it is a bit long:
What makes Mr. Nagelmann a once in a generation talent?
Toby has not made a mistake this year that has led to a goal. He was absolutely brilliant for Belgium last month (I watched all 3 matches). Toby’s last mistake was the Firminho goal in our 1-0 loss, which Jose crucified him for, even though it was also scored from Kane’s zone – the reason Kane didn’t move is because Pope, Allison, Ederson, pretty much every keeper in the league would have come off their line and easily caught the cross since it was dropping in the 6 yard box.
Nagelsmann is gone Levy is trying to convince the board to bring Brendan Rodgers and there is new contender Erik Ten Hag of Ajax
Ooooo comeback.
Our magnificent seven lost that battle to the banditos and the villagers lost their land.
Toby was good, Lloris is a great shot stopper but he’s always lacked two important skills – distribution and command of the box. Regarding the latter, before City’s goal my 15y son was screaming at the TV: “Somebody’s got to watch Laporte on the back post!” This is Lloris’s job – he’s never been vocal enough for me. If a 15y old kid knows enough to mark Laporte, why doesn’t Sissoko and Dire and co?
Yeah, a wobbly scenery one like Crossroads.
VAR is such a horrible sh$tty waste of time and destroyer of football. Lazio v Milan I got over 1.5 goals…Lazio were 1 up, they scored again….VAR 3 minutes later, no goal…..they scored after that…VAR….luckily allowed the goal. It’s just a nightmare. A goal can’t be celebrated in any capacity and you gotta wait 10 minutes before it’s certain it won’t be disallowed. END THIS BOLOX NOW
They’ll probably chuck em the FA cup
Had a sneaky suspicion Leicester would drop points today. Make way for the elite….
This ship has sailed and sunk.
Thanks Daniel
Best 2 Spurs players yesterday game Toby Alderweireld who I always believed in him and Hugo Lloris the World Cup winner and the captain bless them.
Winks has taken over Eriksen’s mantle of not actually being visible in a game.
There is saying the greedy loses twice, instead of spending 3 Nkoudos you can get 1 quality player that will last longer than those Nkoudos lol
No one will pay £120 million+ for a player this summer, certainly not Man City which I’m sure would be Harry’s choice.
What a crowd they we’re!
Parker…do me a favour….Ryan should of said no to be honest, all well and good Levy throwing him under the bus, as he did 100%, but the boy should’ve turned it down….
Can’t see Leicester letting Rodgers go..
Another one of Levy’s wonderful deals….wasn’t that the n’do that spent 3 weeks in a hotel because of Levy’s masterclass negotiations? It’s a soap opera at Hotspur Way..
Nagelsmann likely missed then, Mitchell had a few words, what goes around comes around Levy…I thought they would of had him lined up…have the board really not got anyone…ohh dear…
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Yes. But in all honesty who would want them? THFC is in dire straits, and will stay there as long as 666 and Enic are around the Club.
He is a Waste of Skin. That’s just being honest.
Exactly. We have been living in Lá Lá Land for far too long. 🤔🐑🤔
You’ve met me Da then Paddio….”Hold up I can do that for half the price”
Disagree, these are exactly our mid-table competitors.
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One thing about this site you’re guaranteed a laugh, it helps lift the spirits.
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How do you replace Sissoko, Lamela and Winks et al, impossible.
Being fair to Levy, we’ve always spent money we made on outgoings. But it’s Nkoudos and the likes he can avoid, bit like when your dad said he can make you a McDonald’s out of 2 slices of bread, a value burger and sandwich spread.
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The Ancien Regime must go, après moi lá déluge.
We do not have the scouting teams, analytical software or director of recruitment in place to effect a professional and successful transfer refurbishment following the sale of HK. Why does any Spurs fan think that if Levy had £150 mill in his hands, he would spend it wisely with the advice of that moron Hichen, presupposing we would receive the amounts of money being bandied about for HK which look very fanciful for a 28yr old with dodgy ankles? The one thing that can be guaranteed is that Levy will fu** it up. Nothing will change until he is replaced. The business model of Enic is an obstruction to success on the pitch and those contributors who always write “be careful what you wish for” must be insane. We can criticise oil rich sheiks, dodgy Russian oligarchs and greedy Yanks but once we started winning something and playing with style again, those complaints would disappear. Regime change is needed.
For all his faults Levy would never sell Harry to a competitor.
So that rules Villa/Everton/*rse out.
In the event Harry is sold, it will be because he no longer believes it’s possible for Spurs to win anything, or ENIC won’t pay him commensurate for a Top 5 player in the world. In either case, we should all be done with Spurs until new ownership is in place. So forget about “plausible returns” and that nonsense.
I think Kane and Son should go and I wish them well. They shouldn’t be wasting their careers at Spurs. They deserve more.
A few years ago I thought that Spurs were almost there, about to win the league. But after, what is it now? Three years of terrible transfers and managers not being backed, the squad is full of nonsense dross and light years away from anything other than mid table.
Levy royally mucked it up. It takes a special kind of incompetence to go from a team with the best defence in the league and the top striker for several seasons running to mid table also rans. I’m fed up with it.
In the same way Leicester City will probably struggle to replace Vardy. Ditto Villa with Grealish!
Enter them in the Olympics.
Yep agreed.
Evokes fond memories of the “magnificent 7”!!.
For what he actually contributed did our neat and tidy Winks actually turn up yesterday?!!
It actually says it almost at the top, “That one thing is recruitment.”
it’s palatable if you invest in the right players was the gist
Replacing Kane, a 10 out of 10 player, with four 9 out of 10 players could even be an improvement in terms of how we play, there’s the possibility
Yeah but they run a lot.
Between them they have probably scored less than 5 goals in total!
Yeah – Sissoko and Winks.
Agree 100% raise money through other player sales and build a team around him.
Have we yet adequately replaced CARRICK and MODRIC? – Answer: No
“Selling Harry Kane could be palatable but only if this one thing happens” what was the one thing? Getting money for him? It didn’t need to be said that we would buy off the back of selling Kane, that goes without saying.
IMO selling your irreplaceable superstar Harry Kane is NOT palatable whatsoever!!
Past performance is always a decent guide to the future, if the same people are still involved in the transfers expect more of the same.