Kane’s mistake was signing for Spurs for so long and as a result it now looks as if he’s going to have to pull some unsavoury moves to force his way out. It’s a bit out of character for him and will tarnish his legacy but shows how driven he is to play at the top while he still has time.
His other mistake was assuming there would be a queue of buyers once he declared he wanted to leave. He’s still worth a lot of money to Spurs and with the market as it is, with Madrid and Barca effectively out of the picture, his chances to move are severely limited. There are other hot properties on the market he has to compete with that are younger and seen as better investments such as Sancho, Grealish, Haaland and he’s found himself down the pecking order.
City, which as things currently stand seems his only route, seem to be prioritising Grealish. It’s not really their model to spend £100m+ on one player so buying both Kane and Grealish would be a real change of direction for them. Obviously we know money is no object for them but it almost feels as if there’s a bit of reluctance to do this deal. As if it goes against their plans but they feel they have to pursue it as the best striker in England is suddenly on the market, they are champions of England and the only club that could realistically make the deal happen.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure Pep won’t be complaining when he’s firing them to every trophy in sight next season but I wonder if Pep would soon be thinking he needs a new challenge.