*****See the previous post for the case to sell Kane*****
Harry Kane continues to be the subject of more rumors than Caitlyn Jenner's upcoming fashion choices. This is what happens when you possess a young striker who lights your league on fire. The fascination of Kane is amplified even more by the fact that he is English (shoutout to the Fighting Cock Podcast). In my last entry I made the case for selling Kane and reinvesting the profits. Now I'll make the case for hanging on to Harry no matter what. This, being the opinion that is much more similar to my personal beliefs. Thanks to all who have hammered me for "wanting Tottenham to be a selling club" this week.
The central premise for keeping Kane is that he is one of our own. Many Premier League stars masquerade around kissing club badges when they are no more than simple mercenaries. Yet, we have something g truly special it seems. We have a gifted striker who really did grow up a Tottenham fan (one stupid childhood photo does not change this). Gareth Bale may have had a more romantic playing style, but we weren't in love with him like Harry. Why? Because we knew at some point he would leave us for the richer man. Kane has s chance to rail against the badge kissing charlatans. He could be a one club star. While I'm not completely convinced he will be, I do believe he has the chance to be a career Tottenham talisman. In modern football, even the chance of having a player fill that role is worth betting the farm on. Kane can be an ump blemished Tottenham legend. The value of that to the Club is unimaginable.
The more subtle reason to resist the millions we could receive for Kane is to start to change the identity of Tottenham for good. Right now, we can be fairly criticized for being a selling club. Look, this isn't really up for debate. Recent history provides us with Bale, Modric and Berbatov just to name a few. The belief exists that we are s stepping stone for up and coming stars. It is even somewhat true. The motivations for being such, are even entirely appropriate. The Club has used the funds to become profitable, relatively stable and now has us on the cusp of a new stadium. Progress has been achieved. Now is the time to shed the label of selling club and join the first tier of worldwide football.
It is the right time for this move and we can signal our intent to the world by refusing to sell Kane. He is the right star because he is a man who is willing to love the club and stay. Berbatov, for example would not have been willing to stay. He would have agitated for a move until he ruined his relationship with all things Tottenham. Can you really see Harry smoking e-cigs by his Ferrari complaining about his contract on Sky? Of course not, he is willing to fall in love with us. The players or his talent willing to give us that chance are few and far between. We must propose immediately!
Our impending new stadium also makes this the right time for this seismic philosophical shift. No matter your feelings on making the move, it will push us into a different revenue generating category. Armed with this and a quality product on the field we can begin to close the gap on the likes of United, Chelsea and the scum. The ability to close this gap has never been as available given the current state of FFP. It's not a perfect system but it does help to level the playing field. This is the opening we need.
Keeping Harry Kane is about making Tottenham a true contender. Whether or not he ever joins like likes of our club's most famous legends is up for debate. Maybe he is s bit of a one year wonder, maybe he never scores thirty goals in one season again. So what? He is one of our own at the right time for Tottenham to become the destination for players we all know it should be.
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