They’re already short in attack and arguably their greatest ever striker is about to leave, if ever they was about to smash their transfer record it would probably be now.
They can’t start next season with Jesus as their only recognised striker that would be crazy. Yes they can play with a false 9 but still it would be taking a massive risk.
how often does a player like Kane become available?
They did this season though. Aguero was just a mascot. Theres every chance Pep might play KDB / Foden as a false 9 to keep them both in the starting 11.
Martial is the logical player that we should be sending to spurs - and that spurs would want.
But Sancho is long term target and is just as good in his position as Kane is in his. Then we have Greenwood who will be moved inside and Haaland coming on the market next summer who is also a long term target for Ole.
Can’t get away with it again though, Pep will know this. Chelsea already injected an awful lot of money last summer + will do the same for a much more competent manager; Liverpool can’t be as awful next season and their most out of form players like Trent, Alisson, Firmino etc. are slowly coming back into it; We’re ‘a few positions away’ etc.
No idea on his credentials but the story comes from the guy who specifically covers Spurs at the Athletic, tbf.
you have to also be flexible. Kane can tie up that position for 3-4 years. Just because it’s not part of a ‘long term plan’ doesn’t mean you don’t consider it.
that’s just not true - otherwise only teams in the CL recruit decent players. United bought Pogba and Zlatan when we were in the EL.
I think the ideal thing for them would be to use that money to fix the entire side. Like when they sold Bale and signed a few fair players across the pitch. Just... slightly better recruitment this time. Or like when Liverpool sold Coutinho - that was a more successful example.
Yep, Martial was born for Spurs.
There is now way you just compared United to Spurs? United signed them on the premise that they will take United back to the top... Spurs have never been a big club to go back to the top.
But the false 9 seems to suit them. Especially a hard working player who tightens up midfield that helps protect the defense and overload the area Pep uses to control games. Just because they don't sign Kane doesnt mean they cant strengthen that area in the summer.
Yeah in terms of likelihood, I'd rank them:
This is different - City have an almost complete squad. They can sign Kane as their only signing - and they dont really need much more
You’re correct. It’s all about legacy and for me I think we could sell a great project. If we hadn’t done feck all last summer and got 0 of the starters we needed then we could go for him. Unfortunately as usual we wasted a year and now need to do too much in other areas to spend what it costs to get Kane.
Bruno until he misses. He's scored something like 22 out of 23, no reason to take them off him.
It's a fair point - and probably why I don't see them going for Haaland, Lukaku, Ings etc. I think Kane is the only one they'd go for, as he is a bit of a 9.5.
I've seen a few people say similar, and I don't get it.
I imagine he'll have it in his contract that he's taking them!
