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Kane goes Awol
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Hmmm I wonder if when Kane signed the extension, Levi made him some promises. Otherwise signing the extension was a very poor decision which didn’t make sense at the time.
For Pogba, he doesn’t need to go on strike. If there is a club who will pay his wages and pay us a transfer fee, the club will sell him.
For Pogba, he doesn’t need to go on strike. If there is a club who will pay his wages and pay us a transfer fee, the club will sell him.
‘Had enough of his antics. His agent and brothers are a disgrace.’
If he spoke to Levy in the past and had an understanding that he would want to leave if Spurs dropped off, and then Levy going back on his word then I wouldn't be too upset. Levy does what he feels is best for Spurs, but if Kane wants to leave he should submit a transfer request and not just skip training. Kane can feel like he's being blocked off but at the end of the day he is getting up there in age and this is one of the last chances he'll have for a move to win trophies as Spurs are getting nowhere close to it the next few years.
Can they? When Tevez left City and was playing golf in Argentina for five months City could only punish him with 4-week fine because players' association wouldn't approve more.
Would have thought around 120m maybe? He's obviously better than Grealish but he's also a couple of years older so carries less resale value.
Maybe he just overslept.
Can you blame him ? He would have been a Ballon D'or contender by now had we moved to a good team. There isn't much difference between him and Lewandowski, from a talent standpoint but look at the trophies and honors.
It's as laughable as it gets.
It's as laughable as it gets.
Zero sympathy for Kane. You don't go signing long-term contacts with Levy if you have any sense of ambition or have an ounce of talent - he will milk you for all you're worth. Kane learnt nothing from seeing the likes of Carrick, Berbatov, Modric and Bale struggle to leave the club and fulfil their ambitions elsewhere.
Kane needs to fire his agent ASAP.
Son will come to regret his new contract soon as well.
Kane needs to fire his agent ASAP.
Son will come to regret his new contract soon as well.
Don't see the point in being mad at Kane really. In this day and age, signing a 6 year contract isn't understood by anyone to mean that you necessarily make a pledge to stay around for the next six years. It's just an expression of intent, and a recognition of what you're worth to the club at this point in time. Look at Grealish. Signed a new contract last season, now he's either leaving for City or signing a new one with Villa. When you have a player like Kane, keeping him even if he doesn't want to play for you isn't good for anyone, no matter what the contract says.
I would assume neither club or player would have wanted a release clause, as for Spurs that would have sent a signal they were prepared to lose him, while for Kane it'd have cost him in other areas of the contract to wring such a concession from the club. Makes sense for both sides to treat his possible departure as a non-issue until it is an issue.
I don't agree with the complaints about unequal treatment (re Pogba). Why should the response be the same? It's not like the judgment of every player starts back at zero every time he does something. Pogba would (rightly) draw harsher comments, because he is already (rightly) perceived as someone who doesn't exactly bend over backwards to show loyalty to the club. Kane on the other hand has given his whole career to Spurs, and been as loyal a club servant as anyone could wish. Doing this once shouldn't put much of a dent in that.
I would assume neither club or player would have wanted a release clause, as for Spurs that would have sent a signal they were prepared to lose him, while for Kane it'd have cost him in other areas of the contract to wring such a concession from the club. Makes sense for both sides to treat his possible departure as a non-issue until it is an issue.
I don't agree with the complaints about unequal treatment (re Pogba). Why should the response be the same? It's not like the judgment of every player starts back at zero every time he does something. Pogba would (rightly) draw harsher comments, because he is already (rightly) perceived as someone who doesn't exactly bend over backwards to show loyalty to the club. Kane on the other hand has given his whole career to Spurs, and been as loyal a club servant as anyone could wish. Doing this once shouldn't put much of a dent in that.
He is more secure with a 6 years contract, with the Webster ruling Kane or any player can buy their contract after 3 years and the maximum enforcible length of a contract is 5 years. Here Kane is in the driving seat if he wants to, Spurs owe him a lot of money and he can decide to purchase his contract or he can go on strike. A shorter contract is only a good idea if you trust your body and don't want to play mind games with your club.
120m sounds pretty likely. He is older, but is probably the best striker in the league and there is also the Daniel Levy premium to consider.
If City do end up splashing +200m on two players you have to question the integrity of the league and the meaning of FFP.
The Son contract is mental. I'm sure they threw a lot of money at him but at his age, he had one last big contract and get in to any squad in Europe. Crazy signing extension with Spurs.
As I said above he isn't stuck and financial security is subjective, you may think that what he already has is enough and he may have a different opinion. Keep in mind that these athletes have different life styles.
Imagine this scenario
Levey promises Kane he can leave if Spurs don't make champions league.
Last game of season Spurs have to win to make Champs League, 90th minute its 0-0 Kane takes a penalty, misses and Spurs don't qualify.
Then Kane says he is leaving (for City).
Would that be any less ethical if Spurs then refused to sell or Kane refused to return?
Levey promises Kane he can leave if Spurs don't make champions league.
Last game of season Spurs have to win to make Champs League, 90th minute its 0-0 Kane takes a penalty, misses and Spurs don't qualify.
Then Kane says he is leaving (for City).
Would that be any less ethical if Spurs then refused to sell or Kane refused to return?
Wouldn't be surprised if I higher weekly wage is offered for more years tied to the club. The player takes the longer deal thinking he can earn more but still get out of the club if another club shows interest
This is beyond accurate.
I'm going by the assumption without knowing all the facts that Kane is indeed not showing up for training to force a move:
My immediate thought is that this reminds me of the Philippe Coutinho situation, where Liverpool excused his abscence as the player "being injured", while Coutinho himself was doing everything in his power to sulk his way to a transfer.
Harry Kane is going down that path now if he's refusing to train to facilitat a move. He's standing on the Tottenham side of the bridge with a torch in his hand.
Were any big teams in for Son? Seems he has always been rated a notch below the truly world class wide players for some reason.
Thing is, if Levy has broken a gentleman's agreement, Kane needs to come out and state this to the press. I think Spurs fans would be much more understanding. Otherwise, Kane is completely destroying his legacy in the eyes of Spurs fans.
There's a place for such agreements. In the contract. Why keep a key part of something that you negotiated for out of the contract in the first place?
Seeing as he can't breathe with his nose, he may actually have sleep apnea!
I bet you're all really ashamed of yourselves right now!
Can't believe some are trying to paint Spurs as the bad guys in all of this, Spurs are not obliged to sell Kane and they are certainly not obliged to sell for the figure that Kane and City have decided he's worth. Harry Kane signed a contract, Spurs didn't hold a gun to his head, if he wanted to ensure some kind of get out clause in the future then he should have insisted on one in writing. Maybe he did have a verbal agreement last summer but I'm pretty sure the agreement wasn't that the club would let him go for whatever price City have decided they want to pay. If City want the player then they pay what the selling club wants, it's quite simple. Kane doing all this just to try and drive his price down and force a move through reflects terribly on him, not Spurs.
I once went AWOL from a job and rang for my P45 a couple of months later. Got through to the manager, she hadn't even realised I hadn't been turning up... Needless to say, there was no slysports headline.
So weird. People who didn't follow football that closely would be aware of it.
And conditions of the agreement have been met, which doesn't appear to be the case here.
Some gentlemen agreements do not comply with contract laws, while they may make sense in football, they are not necessarily legally applicable. One key issue is when a clause makes a contract clearly unbalanced, it opens the possibility for the contract to be entirely voided. That's why you often hear about gentlemen agreements.
In this instance his agent is his brother
.No one is painting Spurs as the "bad guys" They are blaming Kane for being stupid and not have it written into his contract that he can move for a certain price and having a "gentlemen's agreement" with Levy.
A true gentleman would have no issue with formalising the agreement in the contract. Kane should have known better.
Can envision Kane doing that though?
As much as I am not Levy's biggest fan anymore people believing he would actually tell a player he would be sold if "an offer" came in are as bloody thick as the player who he was talking too. We heard Levy telling Eriksen in the documentary, that IF an acceptable offer came in and he wanted to go he could. Modric was not sold to Chelsea as it was a city rival. He was sold to Madrid when an acceptable offer came in. Both Berbatov and Modric have stated they hold no ill will against Levy and that he was right in what he did for the best of the club.
Do we actually know or is this just media speculation? If he has just gone awol, is this the type you want at your club?
Very unprofessional. Can we get him to sign a contract somehow?
I don't know and I don't think that it's needed either. He can do what most players do, create a bit of tension in order to get a move.
Has Souness blamed Pogba yet?
Nothing has been confirmed formally but he was due to return today and the silence speaks volumes. I'm happy for him to go, but only if as a club we get paid what is due. City have made a real hash of this, if they wanted both Kane and Grealish Kane should have been made the priority. Now they are signing Jack for £100M and offering the same to Levy for Harry all the while clearly telling Harry if he wants the move he himself needs to push on it, if this goes south and he doesnt get his move he is going to look like a bit of a dick.
This is exactly the reaction Kane and City are hoping for. Create a bunch of drama to push Spurs into selling for a figure below what they deem acceptable, it won't work though as seen previously with someone like Modric.
They ain’t signing Jack Shit! He isn’t leaving for 100m
Maybe they club didn't want to open the door to release clauses or they couldn't necessarily agree on a fixed sum, but made some agreement to be reasonable. It's kind of what Dortmund did with Sancho.
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