UNCERTAIN FUTURE: Whether Harry Kane will be seen in lily white next season is not good to say. Foto: RICHARD HEATHCOTE / X01348
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Harry Kane’s (28) future is in the blue, but whether it is in light blue remains to be seen. Right now there is a staring competition between the star striker and Tottenham – and who blinks first is not good to say.
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– It is a game that is going on now, and it must be played finished. It will get worse before it gets better, says Tor-Kristian Karlsen to VG.
It is largely the transition saga around Harry Kane that characterizes the news picture, especially in England, a week and a half before the 2021/22 season in the Premier League kicks off.
Tottenham’s top scorer has long been wanted by Manchester City, and will himself be very set on a transfer to the reigning league champion this summer. Kane claims to have had a “gentleman’s agreement” with Tottenham owner Daniel Levy, where the agreement was that Kane would be allowed to change clubs this summer.
However, Tottenham should not be keen on selling their biggest star and captain, which has led to Kane not showing up for training on either Monday or Tuesday.
– He must try to stretch the elastic, but not so far that he burns all bridges, said former Tottenham goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt to VG yesterday.
—-“MY ONE AND ONLY CLUB”: Harry Kane has been called “one of our own” for a number of years – but now he wants to leave Tottenham. Foto: Paul Childs / PA Wire
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Experienced similar
Tor-Kristian Karlsen, who has a long career as sports director behind him, can – in a way – recognize himself in the ongoing star competition between Spurs and Kane. He has been in similar situations, but no one has been so public.
– The dialogue was between the parties, not through the media. It is a phenomenon that happens often, but in most cases the parties play a little more together and solve things in a more civilized way. In this case, it has gotten a little more out of control, and it is not lucky, says Karlsen, who also emphasizes that the situation “worsens” by talking about such a large profile.
– It will not be anything bigger than this, he says.
According to British media and experts, Kane’s choice not to report for training after the holidays he has had after the European Championships is about seizing more power in a situation where he, in principle, has bad cards on hand.
In 2018, Kane signed a six-year contract with the London team. At the age of 28, three years of the agreement remain.
– From Tottenham’s side, a contract is a contract, but the conditions for Kane were different in 2018 than now. The club fought at the top, had a highly regarded coach, made it to the Champions League final the following year. They were seen as a sincere title candidate, something they are no longer.
—-FORMER SPORTS DIRECTOR: Tor-Kristian Karlsen. Photo: Tor Erik Schrøder / NTB
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Knallhard dealer
Daniel Levy has for many years been described as a tough dealer, who rarely agrees to sell a player unless he gets a deal he himself is very happy with.
But Karlsen does not think Tottenham are as opposed to the idea of selling Kane as it may appear. That is exactly what he means by what we first mentioned in this article: That the game must be finished.
– He can play “hardball” because Kane is Kane, and he knows that Manchester City will probably pay what he wants in the end.
—-TOTTENHAM OWNER: Daniel Levy. Foto: Peter Byrne / PA Wire
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Luka Modric, Dimitar Berbatov, Michael Carrick and Gareth Bale are all examples of players who have somehow tried to force a transfer from Tottenham.
– There was also a circus around Bale. Everyone said “no, he stays, he stays”, but in the end it was a sale. Because Spurs got what they wanted, points out Karlsen, who suspects that Kane is changing clubs.
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