Harry Kane | "I will be staying at Tottenham this summer and will be 100% focused on helping the team achieve success."

[slored1]

Talk on Twitter that he is gone for 130 million plus add-ons. Such a shame for the league.

 

[Kag]

I don’t really follow United finances with any great rigour but we really should be getting into the mix for an on-the-market Harry Kane. He’s never a City player.

 

[Matthew84!]

So City are offering 127m if Spurs decide to sell, which they've already said no.
Good luck with that.

 

[balaks]

Apparently we have set a deadline of tomorrow at noon for an acceptable offer. Now also hearing the deal is very close and may even be signed tonight - I reckon it will be £130 million with ad-on's that could take the final fee well over £150 million.

 

[Ayush_reddevil]

I don’t really follow United finances with any great rigour but we really should be getting into the mix for an on-the-market Harry Kane. He’s never a City player.

For Kane though money isn’t the only factor,I think that United would have definitely been in it if they had received positive signs from him but he probably wants to move to city only

 

[amolbhatia50k]

Apparently we have set a deadline of tomorrow at noon for an acceptable offer. Now also hearing the deal is very close and may even be signed tonight - I reckon it will be £130 million with ad-on's that could take the final fee well over £150 million.

You're going to waste the money again. Just keep him for everybody's sake.

 

[balaks]

You're going to waste the money again. Just keep him for everybody's sake.

Realistically we need about 4/5 new players to rebuild the side - selling Kane will greatly help us do that

 

[Pexbo]

Apparently we have set a deadline of tomorrow at noon for an acceptable offer. Now also hearing the deal is very close and may even be signed tonight - I reckon it will be £130 million with ad-on's that could take the final fee well over £150 million.

Sounds like Levy wants to sell if he’s set a deadline. Logic states that if he would accept £130m + addons tomorrow he would accept it next week too.

 

[vanderpants]

If this happens FFP is a joke

 

[amolbhatia50k]

If this happens FFP is a joke

Everybody knows that it's a joke.

 

[balaks]

Sounds like Levy wants to sell if he’s set a deadline. Logic states that if he would accept £130m + addons tomorrow he would accept it next week too.

Next week doesn't leave us enough time to sign the number of players we need - for the good of the club it needs dealt with one way or the other this week.

 

[Mike Smalling]

Isn't this getting a bit late in the transfer window for Spurs? Surely they would want to reinvest the Kane fee in 2-3 really strong additions to the squad to compensate, but the further we go in the window, the more difficult it will be to find these players. Maybe they are already working behind the scenes on this, but going into the season without Kane and having reinvested would be horrible for them.

 

[balaks]

Isn't this getting a bit late in the transfer window for Spurs? Surely they would want to reinvest the Kane fee in 2-3 really strong additions to the squad to compensate, but the further we go in the window, the more difficult it will be to find these players. Maybe they are already working behind the scenes on this, but going into the season without Kane and having reinvested would be horrible for them.

I suspect we have several deals lined up ready to go just waiting for the button to be pushed.

 

[vanderpants]

Everybody knows that it's a joke.

What's the point of it then?

 

[SATA]

Who are Spurs getting as their Kane replacement? Any names? The lad at Inter has already rejected them. Hijacking Tammy Abraham isn't a bad shout

 

[RDCR07]

Anything above £125-130m Spurs should take the deal and reinvest. If they fighting for the league then obviously don’t make a deal but if you don’t sell him this year there is a chance he moves next year for £40-50m less. You will not win any trophies and you will down £40-50m in 12 months.

 

[balaks]

Who are Spurs getting as their Kane replacement? Any names? The lad at Inter has already rejected them. Hijacking Tammy Abraham isn't a bad shout

Some talk about Vlahovic from Fiorentina and Martinez as you said from Inter - if we sell Kane we need to buy two strikers. We also need another central defender, probably a central midfielder and a right back.

 

[copen1945]

The game is gone when the financial fair play is powerless to prevent this type of travesty. Football in England and in Europe needs a careful rethink.

 

[Borys]

Is there a chance he'll stay after all? If City somehow can't pull this through, I can't see anybody else pursuing Kane for the price being mentioned. Chelsea should've gone for him IMO (maybe they did and Harry didn't want them?), but other than that surely nobody is paying 120+m for him (PSG are stacked)?

 

[11101]

I don't know where this idea that Pep has a particular kind of striker comes from.
This is a manager that has used Ibrahimovic, Lewandowski, Fabregas, Messi, Sterling, Goetze as striker. He won't have a problem with Kane.

Well Ibrahimovic didn't last long and Messi was still at an age where if his manager told him to run, he would run. Other than Lewandowski the rest were all mobile, well rounded forwards masquerading as strikers.

Maybe Grealish and Kane coincides with Pep moving to a more direct style of play. That's the only way i see this transfer really working. Neither of them fit the pass to the byline and cut back style City have played over the last years.

 

[romufc]

What's the point of it then?

To punish smaller clubs.

Most clubs that get penalised about this are mid/lower table PL clubs or Championship clubs.

State backed clubs won't get punished. Everyone goes on about FFP as if it actually exists for these clubs.

It was one of the Sky sports people who actually said, FFP is irrelevant if you have the best lawyers and City, PSG have the best lawyers, they find the loophole and exploit it.

 

[LilyWhiteSpur]

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It appears City still think they can get him on the cheap, they are really leaving Harry pissing in the wind here.

 

[lysglimt]

I don’t really follow United finances with any great rigour but we really should be getting into the mix for an on-the-market Harry Kane. He’s never a City player.

Any team worrying about balancing the books can't afford a player like Kane. He will cost well over £150 million including agent fees etc - add to that £350-400.000 a week. So over 5 years he will cost £250 million - and his value will at best be £15-20 million afterwards (as he will be 33 years old). Would Kane give United a big chance at the title ? Yes - but we have to think about the future as well - not just a title here and now.

Haaland for £150 million is different - his value will still be extremely high in 5 years - so that can be considered an investment.

 

[dinostar77]

Is there a chance he'll stay after all? If City somehow can't pull this through, I can't see anybody else pursuing Kane for the price being mentioned. Chelsea should've gone for him IMO (maybe they did and Harry didn't want them?), but other than that surely nobody is paying 120+m for him (PSG are stacked)?

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It appears City still think they can get him on the cheap, they are really leaving Harry pissing in the wind here.

For me personally Harry hasn't done enough publicly to get this move to city. Put in a formal transfer request, make it known you have. So what if you lose £18mil in "loyalty" payments, City will pay you that back.

Also just be a cnut and refuse to train or play in matches. You want a divorce from spurs then you gotta go all out to get away from levy.

Otherwise if this transfer doesnt happen in this window levy can add a hastag to his social media on Twitter or whatever he may use;

#HarryKaneMyBit*hForLife

 

[FrankDrebin]

It's just ridiculous.

 

[Mickeza]

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It appears City still think they can get him on the cheap, they are really leaving Harry pissing in the wind here.

They’ll pay up. It’ll be around 150m with add-ons.

 

[LoneStar]

250M in a single window, just after covid. And coming from winning the league, wow.

 

[Adam-Utd]

At this point i'm hollow to it all. City should be winning every competition, every year. Whenever they don't it should be seen as a huge failure.

Nobody barely bat an eyelid when they won the league last year, the press hardly cared either.

They can buy their way to the league every year if they want, it'll just introduce spending caps sooner rather than later. Football won't ever be the same with PSG/City's spending after COVID, things will change.

 

[SATA]

Yeah they'll pay and he'll go. Money is not a problem for City

 

[FrankDrebin]

Yeah but net spend.

 

[UncleBob]

Matter of time before he's a City player

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£97,5mill for Lukaku, or something around that. I can easily see why Tottenham wants a much higher fee for Kane.

 

[SATA]

CIty need to stop posturing and trying to appear to drive a hard bargain. Everyone knows they will eventually pay up and get the player they want

 

[balaks]

CIty need to stop posturing and trying to appear to drive a hard bargain. Everyone knows they will eventually pay up and get the player they want

The word is that we have set a deadline of noon today so we should know either way soon.

 

[adexkola]

It's true, though they'll only get done for prior seasons in the current court case. Presumably they'll get a retrospective points deduction, a massive multi million pound fine and be stripped of their titles in 11/12 and 13/14.

It'll be embarrassing but I don't think it'll harm them too much in the present.

Don't see Grealish improving them much. Kane is a different matter though, we'll need to be thinking about 100 points for the title if City sign him.

Titles won't be stripped, neither will points be deducted. A fine? Sure.

 

[FrankDrebin]

A 500k fine.

 

[#07]

To punish smaller clubs.

Most clubs that get penalised about this are mid/lower table PL clubs or Championship clubs.

State backed clubs won't get punished. Everyone goes on about FFP as if it actually exists for these clubs.

It was one of the Sky sports people who actually said, FFP is irrelevant if you have the best lawyers and City, PSG have the best lawyers, they find the loophole and exploit it.

Totally agree. Honestly, I don't know why FFP exists. I don't see the point. Look how City mugged off UEFA's FFP investigation, basically by just refusing to cooperate.

To be honest, while I have no love for the Stockport sky blues, I'm quite happy City won their FFP case against UEFA. It blew up the charade and will hopefully help us see the back of FFP.

FFP was brought in at the behest of the big clubs who don't want to see another City, another Chelsea or another Leicester. They hate the idea of foreign billionaires coming in and making something of small clubs. However, as you say, because those billionaires are richer than Midas all that happens is it ends up with clubs down the pyramid getting absolutely battered.

Clubs in the Championship and lower down, who can't afford the best sports lawyers money can buy, end up having the screws turned on them. Usually when they're at their lowest ebb. The way it works is perverse IMO.

The word is that we have set a deadline of noon today so we should know either way soon.

That sounds like posturing. Were City to come through with £150m on deadline day Spurs will take it.

Now its being reported that Spurs and City are talking I think a deal is more likely than not. However, still doesn't change the fact that Kane could have and should have handled this a bit better.

 

[romufc]

Totally agree. Honestly, I don't know why FFP exists. I don't see the point. Look how City mugged off UEFA's FFP investigation, basically by just refusing to cooperate.

To be honest, while I have no love for the Stockport sky blues, I'm quite happy City won their FFP case against UEFA. It blew up the charade and will hopefully help us see the back of FFP.

FFP was brought in at the behest of the big clubs who don't want to see another City, another Chelsea or another Leicester. They hate the idea of foreign billionaires coming in and making something of small clubs. However, as you say, because those billionaires are richer than Midas all that happens is it ends up with clubs down the pyramid getting absolutely battered.

Clubs in the Championship and lower down, who can't afford the best sports lawyers money can buy, end up having the screws turned on them. Usually when they're at their lowest ebb. The way it works is perverse IMO.

It's just a name now FFP. It is clear to see how it works, the top level of football is so corrupt as well.

I wouldn't be surprised if the rule makers are out socialising and in the ear of the top lawyers for these clubs.

You don't have to look much further than Qatar world cup bid and the events since then, no regard for human life, climate or anything, yet the Qatari sports minister is there unveiling Messi and no one bats an eye lid.

 

[sugar_kane]

Totally agree. Honestly, I don't know why FFP exists. I don't see the point. Look how City mugged off UEFA's FFP investigation, basically by just refusing to cooperate.

To be honest, while I have no love for the Stockport sky blues, I'm quite happy City won their FFP case against UEFA. It blew up the charade and will hopefully help us see the back of FFP.

FFP was brought in at the behest of the big clubs who don't want to see another City, another Chelsea or another Leicester. They hate the idea of foreign billionaires coming in and making something of small clubs. However, as you say, because those billionaires are richer than Midas all that happens is it ends up with clubs down the pyramid getting absolutely battered.

Clubs in the Championship and lower down, who can't afford the best sports lawyers money can buy, end up having the screws turned on them. Usually when they're at their lowest ebb. The way it works is perverse IMO.



That sounds like posturing. Were City to come through with £150m on deadline day Spurs will take it.

Now its being reported that Spurs and City are talking I think a deal is more likely than not. However, still doesn't change the fact that Kane could have and should have handled this a bit better.

I'm confused - are you saying it's good or bad for football that billionaires can turn nothing clubs into giants simply by pumping money into them?

I agree that the big clubs have an agenda in supporting FFP, but that doesn't make it wrong or unnecessary in principle.

 

[#07]

I'm confused - are you saying it's good or bad for football that billionaires can turn nothing clubs into giants simply by pumping money into them?

I agree that the big clubs have an agenda in supporting FFP, but that doesn't make it wrong or unnecessary in principle.

I am saying its a fact of life.

In a general sense I am not sure how it makes football worse than it would otherwise be either. Its just another vested interest to go alongside the major sportswear companies, advertisers, broadcasters and streamers.

If X person, say Roman Abramovich, buys Y football club. Why should he not be able to put his money into that club? Also, as @romufc points out, they get around this stuff easily anyway. Etihad supposedly pumps money into Manchester City via sponsorships and we're meant to believe that's completely independent of Abu Dhabi's interest in City. Yeah, right...

There is no punishment that FFP can provide that is greater than to risk going out of business. That risk exists with or without FFP. As I said I find it a bit perverse that when a club finds itself at a low ebb, it can also find itself smacked with FFP sanctions as well as the real prospect of going into administration.

 

[Bale Bale Bale]

One minute it sounds like it's happening, the next we hear City still aren't getting anywhere near the figure it will take for Spurs to sell.

What's making things awkward for Spurs though is that their #1 target(Vlahovic) now has Atletico all over him, so they need to act fast if they're to have a chance of getting him. At the moment I think it's 70/30 Kane goes.