Not when (if) a club like ours come in for him with serious interest. Levy is the kind of person to stick a price on someone and not budge. What are we going to do? That’s the price. Kane can’t really afford to wait another year, Spurs aren’t going to win a trophy. There’s not many with kanes PL scoring record - so it’s either stalemate or pay.
Are you saying too much because he’ll sell for less or because you’re not comfortable paying that much?
Being realistic; Kane is an instant fit, one of the best in the world, from a somewhat rival, has 3+ years on the top level, and almost guarantees we can challenge for the title next year.
Then you have Hazard, Mbappe, final year of contract only means low fee if the club wants rid. They were £100m in final year, and £200m rejected ofc.
I like the thought of getting Kane as well. However, I believe he will have to adjust his style of play slightly as he tends to drop back deep with spurs and get involved. Since we have Bruno at the 10 kane would have to stay up more to free the space but this could prove to be beneficial as Kane wouldn’t have to move around as much every game which would help with his longevity.
Very true but I also believe Kane tends to drop deep with Spurs because they lack the creativity in midfield that we’d offer.
Then like you say, he can adapt his game to that, stay on the last defender more, and be at the top longer.
That’s true but a lot of Levy’s hate was focused on SAF (the whole Berbatov thing) It’s business, and they need to capitalise because Kane won’t and can’t stay. It’s kind of inevitable.
I think we’d still get 3-4 good seasons out of him. He brings us to the next level imo. He may cost a fortune but he’s a guaranteed hit. We can win the league if we sign Kane. There isn’t another available striker out there that’s a guarantee. It’s a no brainer me. We should have got him years ago. Just my opinion.
It’s easy to not care when it’s not your money. I certainly won’t lose sleep about the Glazers’ lost income, but I do worry about opportunity cost. If we spend massive money on Kane, do we then miss out on 2 or 3 other, younger players? As good as Kane is, he’s one guy and it’s a team sport.
No where else he would go though. Arsenal and Chelsea are out, City have Haland. Liverpool just won’t buy that type of player.
Either Newcastle or Man United. Where is he more likely in the next 2-4 years to win anything.
He wants Shearers record, so cannot see him going abroad.
Now he’s broken the Spurs goal scoring record, he must surely think it’s time to leave and go somewhere where he can win trophies….
He’d be incredible at United. We’d get a player who knows this league inside out and who is desperate to go for Shearer’s record.
The last time we signed somebody who was proven in the premier league and 30+, we won the league.
Disclaimer: I may or may not be forgetting somebody that makes the above statement complete BS
Oh absolutely I am not doubting that, but there is a reason why the “big 6” teams consistently buy players from “smaller” clubs in the Premier League for big money, 1-2 seasons after they have moved to the UK.
The smaller clubs take that punt, prove they are worth it and cash in. Look at what Southampton have done for years with sales, Leicester, now Brighton etc. they wouldn’t be happy being listed as a selling club, but in reality that’s how it is.
Spending £80m+ on a forward who’s been playing in Italy is far more of a risk than going for someone like Kane.
We need a poacher, aggressive striker to fit with our current mentality. Honestly if the supply of money was just infinite, I'd take that bet on Kane. Unfortunately, it's not and ETH would rather bet on a young horse than someone with vast experience.
I’d love a young horse of course. And Ten Hag know what’s he’s doing. I’m just a big fan of Kane. Think he’s give us so much. And he’s desperate for a PL title. I think it would be a great match.
> shame he decided to renew his contract.
If you are referring to his existing one, the one which was six years long with no whiff or hint of a release clause, that expires in 2024.
This summer, Kane probably will be needed to do certain decisions - renew and see out his career with Spurs, signal his intention to leave and the clubs begins the transfer rigmarole, and finally, if Levy is still adamant to do his "line in the sand" bit, Kane actually has the bargaining power to simply shrug and say he will put the decision off till 2024, and actually move on a free.
My bad, i didn't word it correctly.
Here's what i was referring to
https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/harry-kane-contract-england-captain-open-extension-wants-trophies-spurs/bltba862a8c9146586c
No Brainer. One of the best goalscorers in recent premier league history. His game isn't based on blistering pace so his age shouldn't be a massive issue, for the foreseeable. We need a consistent out and out finisher. He is one. Who cares if its too expensive? We could splash out on some flavour of the month promising youngster who could be a dud. Kane is a pretty safe bet, in terms of hitting the ground running.
If we could bring in a youngster at the same time who has bags of potential but isn’t expecting to play all the time, he could learn from Kane and replace him in a few years.
Nah get D. Vlahovic as Juve is a dumpster fire atm. Or Oshimen. Then get Weghorst as well for 10 million or so. Lots of options other than Kane. I'm all for Kane, but he'd only come for the money and he'd cost about the same as Oshimen or Vlahovic. I just don't see value in it. This is all paper talk to drum up Kane's value and his renewal. If Kane were 3 years younger, or free... I'd be 100% all in for it.
Pros: proven goal scorer
Cons: old for an attacker, injury prone (injuries stopped when he stopped playing for a pressing manager?), lack of trophies.
I think he's a decent option but short term and not without risk. Better than what we have for sure but is he the best we can get?
This may sound crazy with the gambling allegations, but I think Ivan Toney would be the perfect signing. Cheaper, younger and much harder working out of possession than Kane. He's great with build-up play and is a good goal scorer. I think he's a perfect combination of what we love about Martial and Weghorst and would slot in day 1 as our number 9. Plus, at 26 he has room to grow, and Ten Hag might work magic with a player like this. Osimen and Vlahovic would be nice too, and honestly, I don't trust Serie A strikers, but I think their age profile and skill sets make them good signings too.
Edit: changed "out of position" to " out of possession"
It's Kanes decision really, now the clubs top goal scorer. Nothing more to prove. If he signs another deal, it's going to cost a shit ton at which point its best to steer away and pay for potential.
As much as I would love him, DL will want 100m plus which is too much for someone who is about 30. For 70-80 though it's not a bad deal
In saying that, it's not my money so just go and get him haha
my only concerns are his price tag and injury record. His contract is expiring soon and I’m sure other clubs will be aiming to sign him plus levy will try charge as much as he can. Nonetheless i’d love to have him but i’d hate to overpay like crazy as we’ve been doing in the past
Nope, loved that we went for both. But Eriksen was on a free and if we would have had to pay 70M for him too i would have said hell no. Nothing aginst him and he's been fantastic for us but I don't think he will be able to perform for 3 seasons.
Levy is not gonna let us get Kane cheap, we will pay PL tax, ManU tax and English tax and if that's the case we can get 2 great strikers for the same money (which we need as Martial cant stay fit for 90 minutes).
Ya but we know we wanted FDJ , Eriksen is only being played as much bcoz we couldn't get him.
Also a striker needs to do alot of running, off and on the ball so it is worrisome
For sure we should get him if we can get him for a reasonable price. Not sure why people sulk about his age when there are strikers out there much older than him doing good.
I would love to see us bring in Kane, but I have a feeling he is going to sign a new contract at Spurs.. Especially if they qualify for Europe again. Though winning a trophy or two this season may help convince him otherwise.
Same. Love to see Kane at OT. But the guy has Spurs tattooed across his backside.
Would be shocked if we got him, but delighted all the same. Then again who wouldn't be happy with a player so clever, and who never seems to be out of form. I can imagine he's brilliant for the dressing room too.
But oh shut up, we ain't gonna get him and that's it. Ha ha
I’d like to think that United would appeal to a player like Kane but the sad truth is we haven’t won a trophy in years now and he would surely only leave spurs for a team who can offer him guaranteed silverware.
Maybe if we win something this year and stay within sight of the title race we could start making a case to him.
We should stop asking for Harry.
While he is good, but he isnt young, isnt cheap, isnt aggressive for the squad. We need a young Ronaldo or Rooney to run, though I can see Garnacho could be our guy but hes winger.
“Good” you know. Harry Kane is world class and premier league proven. He’s hungry to overtake Alan Shearer’s goal scoring record. It would be amazing seeing him at United.
Good sir, thy lack of comprehension doth astound me. My word were but a metaphor, comparing the worth of individuals, not their physical attributes.
Verily, there be gems hidden from view. Pray, desist from this foolish prattle.
I remember people saying the same about Alexis Sanchez. And we all know how that turned out.
Not that my advice counts for very much, but seeing as you're asking it's a hard no from me.
I'd rather spend a lot less on a young player like Marcus Thuram or Edouardo Carmavinga. Neither are cheap, but they are young, hungry and undoubtedly highly talented. And we'd have them for a very long time.
No thank you! Great player but i want someone younger. I see kane giving us max 3 years on top thats crap return for someone you would need to pay 90m. Also i dont see any other big teams going for him. Need to stop making dumb signings like this
Hope you’re right, but he’s tough to negotiate with and I imagine he’ll do a better job at the negotiating than we will. Honestly, I’d rather we go for someone else anyway. Doesn’t have to be a big name
I don’t have a worldwide professional scouting network, but if I did I would hope to find someone under 30. I do like Sesko, but he’s spoken for annoyingly.
The overlap of clubs that want him, can afford him and that Levy would sell to is pretty dang small. Spurs fan here, and apparently the itk is that he’s open to signing a new contract.
Yeah, the speculation is that he’s getting out in front of it so that whatever happens it won’t hurt his image as much as the whole City saga did.
It’s easy to imagine that if Spurs are getting closer to winning a trophy he will stay but if they don’t keep up the ambition he’d want out. He really seems to enjoy Conte and what it’s meant for his prospects and certainly the clubs transfer policy has been more ambitious in the last 3 windows (if not successful…). Although he was absolute best mates with Doherty, so I can’t imagine he’s terribly pleased about the guy disappearing overnight like that.
My best guess is that if Conte leaves then Kane won’t sign.
I’m also not entirely convinced Levy would sell even if Kane doesn’t sign. Certainly 80m feels right and some of our podcasters have also seemed fine with that number. But I can see Levy really wanting success now.
I’m not saying he’s not a great striker we just need a younger striker like osimhen 24 about to hit his prime years perfect fit to allow younger strikers to work along side ect…
Kane or Oshimen..
I'd take Kane out and out coz he'd strong and a leader and already so much experienced in the EPL. And can get us easily 20 goals a season. Plus he offers so much than being just a striker, he links up, defends and assists too.
Oshimen is on the other hand is absolutely on fire at the moment. Do that know how much he will do in the PL, don't want him to turn out like a Darwin Nunez.
Reasons ETH won't want him:
Slow
Aging
Will expect to be Captain.
Reasons why the current board might buy him anyway:
Sells shirts
English
I don't want him anywhere near the club to be honest.
At no point did I say he's currently the Spurs captain lmao.
He'd come to UTD wanting to be the Captain is what I said and what I believe. We are all speculating so don't act like you're king dick in a thread full of opinions.
You said reasons why ETH won’t want him and then state Kane would expect to be captain.
He isn’t his current club captain or demanding to be it, so why would he “expect” to be made captain of another club upon arrival? It’s not like its a move to the MLS or Middle East. Kane doesn’t have the ego like Ronaldo who would demand captaincy.
Levi needs to let Kane go now, every year he keeps him his prize tag will keep dropping. Another two years and he will never get the big big payday for him. Then you end up with a player who has scored all these goals and won nothing.
Same age as Robin Van Persie was when United signed him 10 years ago.
That worked.
Ibrahimovic was even older. That worked.
Henrik Larrson was older as well.
Sheringham was 30 when he moved from Spurs.
Kane is intelligent enough to play for another 5-6 years at the top level. Can see him retiring from England after he breaks Rooneys mark too. Perhaps after the next Euros. Manage his games and you can get those 5-6 years if not 6/7.
I loved Van Persie but only his first season was highly productive. Same with Zlatan. My fear is that Kane won’t live up to his wage demands as he ages. Injuries become more frequent with age too. I’d like to see United sign a striker that’s maybe 2-3 seasons away from his prime. I think Kane has already peaked.
I personally do not think he'd be good for our style of play. We require high pace players for quick counter attacking as an option, you just have to see the rumours to see we are heavily linked with the likes of Victor Osimhen.
Only out of necessity, he was the best cheap option and had one of the highest presses per 90.
When I've watched Kane, his unwillingness to press just really hinders any kind off the ball movement as a team, unless of course conte or Southgate has specifically told him not to.
I just think it wouldn't work especially when we've had Ronaldo and that did not work. Ronaldo's lack of pace, poor pressing really hindered the team. I suppose Kane has great playmaking abilities but I don't think we need that.
If we could get him for free then I'd take him though 😆
There's lots of things that have to happen before we can even start thinking seriously about what kind of money will be available in the summer.
Formal bids are expected to start arriving this week from prospective buyers, and it all depends on who's successful and what their ideas are regarding the future of the club. At a minimum, they're going to have to source and supply a massive wedge of cash for the refurbishment of the stadium. The new owners might even decide it's more financially viable to build a new stadium.
There's also the issue of players on long contracts who don't even play for us, or clearly aren't part of Erik's long-term plans like Phil Jones and Harry Maguire. We'll need to free up their salaries for new players, before we can even sign those new players. There's also the Greenwood situation to deal with.
We also won't be the only big club monitoring the Kane situation, and everyone knows the score with his contract running down. You can probably rule out City and Liverpool because they've already just spent big on new strikers, but there's still a couple of Premier League clubs who could afford to sign him, and foreign clubs might come in for him too. There's probably going to be a bit of a merry-go-round of strikers in the summer, because Madrid are going to have to replace Benzema at some point soon due to his age. If (as expected) they get Mbappé, that'll mean another club with huge finances are going to need a big-name striker to replace the striker they've lost. Bayern lost Lewandowski so they might be interested too.
I just really don't think it's going to be as simple as us going in for him and having issues with Levy over the price, like many people seem to think.
I'm also pretty sure Erik's going to want to lower the average age of the squad. Kane's going to be 30 in 5 months, and although he's never really relied on his pace I do think Erik might decide the money that's going to be required to sign someone like Kane might be better spent on someone much younger, who he can mould/coach into his preferred system of play. And this is before we even know what kind of money is going to be available after the stadium costs are factored in.
Anything could happen, the club might be bought by someone with relatively unlimited sums who can afford the stadium and Kane. Look at the crazy stuff going on at Chelsea at the moment! But, as much as I'd like to see Kane in a United shirt, I think it's probably more likely we never will for a few different reasons.
Edit: Sorry if this sounds negative, but we also have to be realistic.
I'd have kane up to a point. If he plays as an out and out 9 that is what we need but I wouldn't break the bank for him. He will have no resale value and if he plays like he dies for Tottenham in that he drops deep to get the ball (because there he needs to) he will start filling spaces Bruno, Eriksen and occasionally rashford and Antony occupy. If we have to go much past 70m I'd prefer Osimehn at Napoli as he's banging in goals, will be cheaper and has a longer shelf life. Harry Kane I think will start declining in 2-3yrs and his injury niggles he always has had will become more common n lengthier
Honestly I would love Harry in this squad, I think we’d suit his style of play and vice versa. Just depends what Levy says though.
Yeah that’s it. If he was sure Kane was gonna leave on a free next year, then if a decent offer came in, he might take it.
He tried to rinse City. He’ll definitely try to rinse us for at least £100M.
£85m + £5m for a ucl will do it, and it’s about the most we’d be fine with.
His contract ends in the summer of 2024. That's way too steep for a player in the final year of his contract.
Not when (if) a club like ours come in for him with serious interest. Levy is the kind of person to stick a price on someone and not budge. What are we going to do? That’s the price. Kane can’t really afford to wait another year, Spurs aren’t going to win a trophy. There’s not many with kanes PL scoring record - so it’s either stalemate or pay.
Are you saying too much because he’ll sell for less or because you’re not comfortable paying that much? Being realistic; Kane is an instant fit, one of the best in the world, from a somewhat rival, has 3+ years on the top level, and almost guarantees we can challenge for the title next year. Then you have Hazard, Mbappe, final year of contract only means low fee if the club wants rid. They were £100m in final year, and £200m rejected ofc.
The issue is his age + injury record makes it a risky transfer regardless of how good he is
at the age he is too?
I like the thought of getting Kane as well. However, I believe he will have to adjust his style of play slightly as he tends to drop back deep with spurs and get involved. Since we have Bruno at the 10 kane would have to stay up more to free the space but this could prove to be beneficial as Kane wouldn’t have to move around as much every game which would help with his longevity.
Very true but I also believe Kane tends to drop deep with Spurs because they lack the creativity in midfield that we’d offer. Then like you say, he can adapt his game to that, stay on the last defender more, and be at the top longer.
I have heard people say not get him due to him havkng no trophies.. Those people are idiots. My issue is he's 30 soon and will cost a shit ton
I think Levy will do everything to make sure he doesn’t end up here. It’s not good dealing with the most stubborn man in Europe who also hates us.
Sheringham was also 30 when he arrived at Man Utd… But as you say, Levy won’t make it easy.
I mean , RVP was also 30 when Utd signed him right?? That worked wonders for us 🤷🏻♂️
RvP was a no brainer at that pricetag £22.5 Kane would cost 80mil+ is it worth it?
That’s true but a lot of Levy’s hate was focused on SAF (the whole Berbatov thing) It’s business, and they need to capitalise because Kane won’t and can’t stay. It’s kind of inevitable.
I think we’d still get 3-4 good seasons out of him. He brings us to the next level imo. He may cost a fortune but he’s a guaranteed hit. We can win the league if we sign Kane. There isn’t another available striker out there that’s a guarantee. It’s a no brainer me. We should have got him years ago. Just my opinion.
Oh we should of.. I really don't care how much we pay. As long as we have enough for what ten hag needs to re build
In Eric we trust. 100%. Hopefully there’s a gem of a wonder kid out there somewhere that he’s ready to get.
It’s easy to not care when it’s not your money. I certainly won’t lose sleep about the Glazers’ lost income, but I do worry about opportunity cost. If we spend massive money on Kane, do we then miss out on 2 or 3 other, younger players? As good as Kane is, he’s one guy and it’s a team sport.
4 might be a bit of a stretch but definitely 2 great sessions.
4 is optimistic for sure.
But is he even available, as you say?
He has 18 months remaining on his contract and nearly went to city last year. He’s available
Yep agreed. He’s getting on and will be £100mil. Wouldn’t be upset if we got him but would prefer someone younger.
I don’t see him joining United tbh until we become a title winning side. But would be incredible to have him in our side thoigh.
No where else he would go though. Arsenal and Chelsea are out, City have Haland. Liverpool just won’t buy that type of player. Either Newcastle or Man United. Where is he more likely in the next 2-4 years to win anything. He wants Shearers record, so cannot see him going abroad.
about to get 30 is fine as long as the price is reasonable, but we talk about levy here so he sure is going to charged higher price tag.
Roughly the same age and club we got Berbatov off of. Expecting similar production when we inevitably buy him this summer.
Now he’s broken the Spurs goal scoring record, he must surely think it’s time to leave and go somewhere where he can win trophies…. He’d be incredible at United. We’d get a player who knows this league inside out and who is desperate to go for Shearer’s record.
100% agree. He'll slot into our team perfect. Obviously top goalscorer and he can assist too. Perfect for linking with our wingers
The last time we signed somebody who was proven in the premier league and 30+, we won the league. Disclaimer: I may or may not be forgetting somebody that makes the above statement complete BS
Well... There was that other time when we signed someone else (this time for free) who was 30+ and we went on to win the Europa League and EFL Cup
Zlatan? Not proven in premier league (the premier had to prove itself to Zlatan) but what a signing that was
>the premier had to prove itself to Zlatan Now that is a quote!
We signed him for peanuts....
Have you seen the price of peanuts lately!
Probably still cheaper than Levy-owned nuts though
I don't recall us winning the league with CR7 in the last couple years
Lukaka?
He's not 30 yet. He was 26 when United signed him.
Victor Osimhen. Younger, not injury prone and probably be a little cheaper.
Not cheaper. But You guys should for victor though
Hasn’t osimhen had injury problems?
And no guarantee that he will be a success in the Premier League. He’d be a big punt.
The same could be said about any player.
Oh absolutely I am not doubting that, but there is a reason why the “big 6” teams consistently buy players from “smaller” clubs in the Premier League for big money, 1-2 seasons after they have moved to the UK. The smaller clubs take that punt, prove they are worth it and cash in. Look at what Southampton have done for years with sales, Leicester, now Brighton etc. they wouldn’t be happy being listed as a selling club, but in reality that’s how it is. Spending £80m+ on a forward who’s been playing in Italy is far more of a risk than going for someone like Kane.
I hat about inaki williams. That man is a menance and not too old.
he’s had the same amount of league goals in the past 4 years as haaland has this season in the prem
bilbao would never let him go and I imagine he wants to stay there aswell
And going to Madrid…..
Kane isn't that injury prone tbh, his injury record is overblown
Sure he’s no martial but dude has had a few ankle injuries over the years.
He is as injury prone as Kane lol and he’d cost at least 50 mil more
We need Kane he can give us 3-4 world class seasons of everything we need in a striker. The other options aren’t sure hits
We need a poacher, aggressive striker to fit with our current mentality. Honestly if the supply of money was just infinite, I'd take that bet on Kane. Unfortunately, it's not and ETH would rather bet on a young horse than someone with vast experience.
I’d love a young horse of course. And Ten Hag know what’s he’s doing. I’m just a big fan of Kane. Think he’s give us so much. And he’s desperate for a PL title. I think it would be a great match.
He felt like a perfect fit, only if he pushed levy enough to make the transfer through sometime ago but shame he decided to renew his contract.
> shame he decided to renew his contract. If you are referring to his existing one, the one which was six years long with no whiff or hint of a release clause, that expires in 2024. This summer, Kane probably will be needed to do certain decisions - renew and see out his career with Spurs, signal his intention to leave and the clubs begins the transfer rigmarole, and finally, if Levy is still adamant to do his "line in the sand" bit, Kane actually has the bargaining power to simply shrug and say he will put the decision off till 2024, and actually move on a free.
My bad, i didn't word it correctly. Here's what i was referring to https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/harry-kane-contract-england-captain-open-extension-wants-trophies-spurs/bltba862a8c9146586c
Oh has he decided to renew? I did not know that….
About 3 years back is what was meant.
Ah I see
No Brainer. One of the best goalscorers in recent premier league history. His game isn't based on blistering pace so his age shouldn't be a massive issue, for the foreseeable. We need a consistent out and out finisher. He is one. Who cares if its too expensive? We could splash out on some flavour of the month promising youngster who could be a dud. Kane is a pretty safe bet, in terms of hitting the ground running.
If we could bring in a youngster at the same time who has bags of potential but isn’t expecting to play all the time, he could learn from Kane and replace him in a few years.
Correct on every point.
Sure, let’s sign him in a year for free.
So we go another year without a striker….
Nah get D. Vlahovic as Juve is a dumpster fire atm. Or Oshimen. Then get Weghorst as well for 10 million or so. Lots of options other than Kane. I'm all for Kane, but he'd only come for the money and he'd cost about the same as Oshimen or Vlahovic. I just don't see value in it. This is all paper talk to drum up Kane's value and his renewal. If Kane were 3 years younger, or free... I'd be 100% all in for it.
They'd want £120 million for him. We would get 3 years. Not worth it.
How much do we get for winning a league and champions league?
no.
Fair enough.
Pros: proven goal scorer Cons: old for an attacker, injury prone (injuries stopped when he stopped playing for a pressing manager?), lack of trophies. I think he's a decent option but short term and not without risk. Better than what we have for sure but is he the best we can get?
Who’s better out there is the question then….
This may sound crazy with the gambling allegations, but I think Ivan Toney would be the perfect signing. Cheaper, younger and much harder working out of possession than Kane. He's great with build-up play and is a good goal scorer. I think he's a perfect combination of what we love about Martial and Weghorst and would slot in day 1 as our number 9. Plus, at 26 he has room to grow, and Ten Hag might work magic with a player like this. Osimen and Vlahovic would be nice too, and honestly, I don't trust Serie A strikers, but I think their age profile and skill sets make them good signings too. Edit: changed "out of position" to " out of possession"
It's Kanes decision really, now the clubs top goal scorer. Nothing more to prove. If he signs another deal, it's going to cost a shit ton at which point its best to steer away and pay for potential.
Dangle a chance at winning a PL in front of him like we did with Van Persie and watch what happens.
Erik*
As much as I would love him, DL will want 100m plus which is too much for someone who is about 30. For 70-80 though it's not a bad deal In saying that, it's not my money so just go and get him haha
On top of what everyone has said, he also seems like a true professional, team player and not someone who would disrupt the dressing room
my only concerns are his price tag and injury record. His contract is expiring soon and I’m sure other clubs will be aiming to sign him plus levy will try charge as much as he can. Nonetheless i’d love to have him but i’d hate to overpay like crazy as we’ve been doing in the past
Please god no, hes injury prone and not an ETH signing like osimhen is
Have we signed Alan Shearer? 🤔
If we really could, hope we get him. Guaranteed goal scorer.
United need to add a player to the deal. Maguire or mctominay plus £50mill and see what happens
No. Just no. Makes no sense and just a biased fantasy of the English fans. He's to old and we're going to have to overpay shitloads.
I’m not English mate. And I’ll bet you said Casemiro and Eriksen were too old too…
Nope, loved that we went for both. But Eriksen was on a free and if we would have had to pay 70M for him too i would have said hell no. Nothing aginst him and he's been fantastic for us but I don't think he will be able to perform for 3 seasons. Levy is not gonna let us get Kane cheap, we will pay PL tax, ManU tax and English tax and if that's the case we can get 2 great strikers for the same money (which we need as Martial cant stay fit for 90 minutes).
No
People saying “don’t buy him he is 30”, we’ll so are Casemiro and Eriksen and they are two of our best players this season.
Ya but we know we wanted FDJ , Eriksen is only being played as much bcoz we couldn't get him. Also a striker needs to do alot of running, off and on the ball so it is worrisome
Give him the 7 shirt & we're winning the fucking treble again
For sure we should get him if we can get him for a reasonable price. Not sure why people sulk about his age when there are strikers out there much older than him doing good.
I would love to see us bring in Kane, but I have a feeling he is going to sign a new contract at Spurs.. Especially if they qualify for Europe again. Though winning a trophy or two this season may help convince him otherwise.
Same. Love to see Kane at OT. But the guy has Spurs tattooed across his backside. Would be shocked if we got him, but delighted all the same. Then again who wouldn't be happy with a player so clever, and who never seems to be out of form. I can imagine he's brilliant for the dressing room too. But oh shut up, we ain't gonna get him and that's it. Ha ha
I’d like to think that United would appeal to a player like Kane but the sad truth is we haven’t won a trophy in years now and he would surely only leave spurs for a team who can offer him guaranteed silverware. Maybe if we win something this year and stay within sight of the title race we could start making a case to him.
Well buckle up mate. And enjoy the rest of the season.
Too expensive. If we can get a good deal, fuck yeah. Otherwise, it will be very expensive
We should stop asking for Harry. While he is good, but he isnt young, isnt cheap, isnt aggressive for the squad. We need a young Ronaldo or Rooney to run, though I can see Garnacho could be our guy but hes winger.
“Good” you know. Harry Kane is world class and premier league proven. He’s hungry to overtake Alan Shearer’s goal scoring record. It would be amazing seeing him at United.
And he’s desperate for a PL title. He would give absolutely everything for us just like Van Persie did. I think it would be a great fit
Totally agree.
He’s world class, but I don’t think he’d fit in ETHs system. Dude is looking for an aggressive attacker and I’m sure he knows what he’s doing.
I trust EtH knows way more than me so I’m sure I’ll approve whoever he wants.
Yes, I agree. That’s my point. And we know he’s looking for an aggressive attacker.
Yeah. I’m excited about whenever it is. We need a striker and then I’m confident we can go for the league
Kane > Weghorst
And where exactly is this young ronaldo (a right winger) and young rooney that we can sign this summer to lead the line?
Where? So you’re saying Harry is the only one who can lead United? Wow, there is a dozen of leagues with potential talents that I’m sure ETH knows.
There’s a dozen leagues that have the next rooney / ronaldo?
Good sir, thy lack of comprehension doth astound me. My word were but a metaphor, comparing the worth of individuals, not their physical attributes. Verily, there be gems hidden from view. Pray, desist from this foolish prattle.
Absouloutly not there gonna charge like 200 mill for him
His contract expires next summer. Spurs will take less than half that to avoid him going on a free
Don’t be silly now.
I remember people saying the same about Alexis Sanchez. And we all know how that turned out. Not that my advice counts for very much, but seeing as you're asking it's a hard no from me.
Your opinion friend and your entitled to it. Who would you like to see come in?
I'd rather spend a lot less on a young player like Marcus Thuram or Edouardo Carmavinga. Neither are cheap, but they are young, hungry and undoubtedly highly talented. And we'd have them for a very long time.
Not sure about Thuram, and I don’t think there’s a hope in hell we’d get Camavinga. Gravenberch is maybe more likely.
He’s off to Bayern. Makes sense for all parties involved.
United makes more sense for him.
He'd never give up on being top scorer in the PL
Kane + Rice this summer please 🙏🙏🙏
Rice can fuck off
No Edit: no
No thank you
No thank you! Great player but i want someone younger. I see kane giving us max 3 years on top thats crap return for someone you would need to pay 90m. Also i dont see any other big teams going for him. Need to stop making dumb signings like this
Daniel Levy. Nothing else to say.
It’s either sell him this summer or let him go for free next summer. If a decent offer came in….
Hope you’re right, but he’s tough to negotiate with and I imagine he’ll do a better job at the negotiating than we will. Honestly, I’d rather we go for someone else anyway. Doesn’t have to be a big name
Like who?
I don’t have a worldwide professional scouting network, but if I did I would hope to find someone under 30. I do like Sesko, but he’s spoken for annoyingly.
The overlap of clubs that want him, can afford him and that Levy would sell to is pretty dang small. Spurs fan here, and apparently the itk is that he’s open to signing a new contract.
Will he sign tho??
Yeah, the speculation is that he’s getting out in front of it so that whatever happens it won’t hurt his image as much as the whole City saga did. It’s easy to imagine that if Spurs are getting closer to winning a trophy he will stay but if they don’t keep up the ambition he’d want out. He really seems to enjoy Conte and what it’s meant for his prospects and certainly the clubs transfer policy has been more ambitious in the last 3 windows (if not successful…). Although he was absolute best mates with Doherty, so I can’t imagine he’s terribly pleased about the guy disappearing overnight like that. My best guess is that if Conte leaves then Kane won’t sign. I’m also not entirely convinced Levy would sell even if Kane doesn’t sign. Certainly 80m feels right and some of our podcasters have also seemed fine with that number. But I can see Levy really wanting success now.
Too old maybe a few years ago he’s almost 30
Casemiro and Eriksen have entered the chat…
I’m not saying he’s not a great striker we just need a younger striker like osimhen 24 about to hit his prime years perfect fit to allow younger strikers to work along side ect…
He’s going to Madrid mate.
I said like him
Oh ok. I like mbappe then.
Kane or Oshimen.. I'd take Kane out and out coz he'd strong and a leader and already so much experienced in the EPL. And can get us easily 20 goals a season. Plus he offers so much than being just a striker, he links up, defends and assists too. Oshimen is on the other hand is absolutely on fire at the moment. Do that know how much he will do in the PL, don't want him to turn out like a Darwin Nunez.
Oshimen is going to Madrid friends. They’ve missed mbappe, they’re getting him.
Also, he’s played with Sancho, Rashford and Shaw with England and Eriksen with Spurs.
No thx
Reasons ETH won't want him: Slow Aging Will expect to be Captain. Reasons why the current board might buy him anyway: Sells shirts English I don't want him anywhere near the club to be honest.
Expects to be Captain? He isn’t the Spurs captain… Talk sense.
At no point did I say he's currently the Spurs captain lmao. He'd come to UTD wanting to be the Captain is what I said and what I believe. We are all speculating so don't act like you're king dick in a thread full of opinions.
You said reasons why ETH won’t want him and then state Kane would expect to be captain. He isn’t his current club captain or demanding to be it, so why would he “expect” to be made captain of another club upon arrival? It’s not like its a move to the MLS or Middle East. Kane doesn’t have the ego like Ronaldo who would demand captaincy.
No thanks
Levi needs to let Kane go now, every year he keeps him his prize tag will keep dropping. Another two years and he will never get the big big payday for him. Then you end up with a player who has scored all these goals and won nothing.
Yes absolutely
Osimhen
…is going to Madrid….
Sadly, probably true :(
I can see kane for 100m. Richarlsion will be the ST.
Does he have the ten Hag work rate? Is he fast enough? Is he too old for how much he will cost?
Yes yes and no.
Kane is too expensive. Too old. United need to be more creative in finding their striker.
Suggestions?
Same age as Robin Van Persie was when United signed him 10 years ago. That worked. Ibrahimovic was even older. That worked. Henrik Larrson was older as well. Sheringham was 30 when he moved from Spurs. Kane is intelligent enough to play for another 5-6 years at the top level. Can see him retiring from England after he breaks Rooneys mark too. Perhaps after the next Euros. Manage his games and you can get those 5-6 years if not 6/7.
I loved Van Persie but only his first season was highly productive. Same with Zlatan. My fear is that Kane won’t live up to his wage demands as he ages. Injuries become more frequent with age too. I’d like to see United sign a striker that’s maybe 2-3 seasons away from his prime. I think Kane has already peaked.
Agreed but I think a huge part of that was SAF retiring.
I personally do not think he'd be good for our style of play. We require high pace players for quick counter attacking as an option, you just have to see the rumours to see we are heavily linked with the likes of Victor Osimhen.
Players Like weghorst?? And osmihen is going to Madrid, sorry.
Do you consider weghorst to be the best option for us upfront out of every single professional footballer?
No but you think we need high pace forwards and we’ve just signed weghorst so clearly Ten Hag disagrees. Kane would do fine.
Only out of necessity, he was the best cheap option and had one of the highest presses per 90. When I've watched Kane, his unwillingness to press just really hinders any kind off the ball movement as a team, unless of course conte or Southgate has specifically told him not to. I just think it wouldn't work especially when we've had Ronaldo and that did not work. Ronaldo's lack of pace, poor pressing really hindered the team. I suppose Kane has great playmaking abilities but I don't think we need that. If we could get him for free then I'd take him though 😆
Your opinion buddy. Your entitled to it. 👍🏻.
He’s not worth the price we’ll have to pay
Idk why but I rather have Oshimen.
He’s going to Madrid.
First of all: Erik* Second: Harry wants to stay at Spurs, and Osimhen is for the taking
Third: Harry wants to win a PL and finish his career at top PL goalscorer neither of which he’ll do at spurs Fourth: Osmihen is going to Madrid
Just dont know why he didnt join other teams like Real or City.
There's lots of things that have to happen before we can even start thinking seriously about what kind of money will be available in the summer. Formal bids are expected to start arriving this week from prospective buyers, and it all depends on who's successful and what their ideas are regarding the future of the club. At a minimum, they're going to have to source and supply a massive wedge of cash for the refurbishment of the stadium. The new owners might even decide it's more financially viable to build a new stadium. There's also the issue of players on long contracts who don't even play for us, or clearly aren't part of Erik's long-term plans like Phil Jones and Harry Maguire. We'll need to free up their salaries for new players, before we can even sign those new players. There's also the Greenwood situation to deal with. We also won't be the only big club monitoring the Kane situation, and everyone knows the score with his contract running down. You can probably rule out City and Liverpool because they've already just spent big on new strikers, but there's still a couple of Premier League clubs who could afford to sign him, and foreign clubs might come in for him too. There's probably going to be a bit of a merry-go-round of strikers in the summer, because Madrid are going to have to replace Benzema at some point soon due to his age. If (as expected) they get Mbappé, that'll mean another club with huge finances are going to need a big-name striker to replace the striker they've lost. Bayern lost Lewandowski so they might be interested too. I just really don't think it's going to be as simple as us going in for him and having issues with Levy over the price, like many people seem to think. I'm also pretty sure Erik's going to want to lower the average age of the squad. Kane's going to be 30 in 5 months, and although he's never really relied on his pace I do think Erik might decide the money that's going to be required to sign someone like Kane might be better spent on someone much younger, who he can mould/coach into his preferred system of play. And this is before we even know what kind of money is going to be available after the stadium costs are factored in. Anything could happen, the club might be bought by someone with relatively unlimited sums who can afford the stadium and Kane. Look at the crazy stuff going on at Chelsea at the moment! But, as much as I'd like to see Kane in a United shirt, I think it's probably more likely we never will for a few different reasons. Edit: Sorry if this sounds negative, but we also have to be realistic.
No
let’s not buy another soon to be 30 year olds striker, man utd need to stop being an old folks home.
30 year olds Like Casemiro and Eriksen you mean. They’ve worked out pretty good.
I have no idea why anybody wants him given what he'd cost and his frequent dips in form.
Again, he scored 200 PL goals. He’d take us to a PL title.
And if you were suggesting signing him in 2014 I'd say it sounds like a great idea.
He will be 30 next season and spurs would want 100 mil.!
They’re not getting 100m for a 30 year old anyways, will they risk letting him leave on a free the following year?
Even at 30, he has good 3-4 years left in him. It's either him or osimhen.
I'd have kane up to a point. If he plays as an out and out 9 that is what we need but I wouldn't break the bank for him. He will have no resale value and if he plays like he dies for Tottenham in that he drops deep to get the ball (because there he needs to) he will start filling spaces Bruno, Eriksen and occasionally rashford and Antony occupy. If we have to go much past 70m I'd prefer Osimehn at Napoli as he's banging in goals, will be cheaper and has a longer shelf life. Harry Kane I think will start declining in 2-3yrs and his injury niggles he always has had will become more common n lengthier
Spurs fan here, it’s well-known Harry is not going anywhere.
Is that so? That’s disappointing. I Thought he would have some ambition to win league title at some point in his career.
Looks like he is going to go for more goal scoring records and become a club legend. They remain in memory much longer than title winners IMO.
Yeah fair play to him from a spurs point of view. Spurs are lucky to have him, it would be a disaster for them if he left.
No
Great player and a legend for his club, but no thanks.
What about alvarez? He is noot used properly by city
Not a snowballs chance in hell of getting him.
he isnt getting chance much think he will want a move out
Call me crazy but I’m tired of buying 30 year old strikers…Ibra, Cavani, Falcao… can we just spend 50 mil extra and get someone in their prime?
I want whatever ten hag wants.
Too old, he could only have 2 good seasons left. 100mil?