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Mauricio Pochettino return will not convince Harry Kane to change mind about leaving Tottenham
Tom Roddy, Gary Jacob
Monday May 31 2021, 6.00pm, The Times
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Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
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Harry Kane is determined to leave Tottenham Hotspur this summer even if attempts to reappoint Mauricio Pochettino as head coach are successful.
Kane, 27, has informed the chairman, Daniel Levy, of his intention to move on and believes they have a verbal agreement from last summer that he will be allowed to do so, despite three years remaining on his contract.
Kane, the England captain, emerged as one of the best strikers in the world at Tottenham under Pochettino, who was at the helm from 2014 until his sacking in November 2019.
Pochettino is understood to be interested in a return to Spurs having encountered political in-fighting since joining Paris Saint-Germain on an 18-month deal in January. Real Madrid are also keen on bringing in Pochettino after Zinédine Zidane resigned as manager last week to leave the position vacant, though the Argentine coach’s future is complicated after PSG appeared to trigger a clause in his contract to extend his stay until 2023.
Reports in Spain last night suggested Real had added Carlo Ancelotti, the Everton manager, to their list of potential successors to Zidane. Ancelotti was asked two weeks ago about a return to Madrid, and said: “This is good publicity for me to be linked with Real Madrid but it is not true. I am really happy to stay here. We have difficulties, of course, but I feel good at Everton and my target is to make Everton better and better every year.”
Kane admires Pochettino as a manger and wanted to win trophies at his boyhood club but The Times understands it would not entice the striker to change his mind. Kane believes Tottenham require significant investment in players to compete for trophies — and that is something they are unable to afford. Manchester City, Manchester United and the newly crowned European champions, Chelsea, are among the clubs that have expressed serious interest in signing Kane.
While being open to other opportunities, Kane’s preferred choice of destination is the Premier League champions City, who have turned their attention to the deal after Sergio Agüero’s departure. Erling Haaland had been on City’s radar but he is expected to be too expensive and it has become unclear whether he will even leave Borussia Dortmund this summer.
Tom Roddy, Gary Jacob
Monday May 31 2021, 6.00pm, The Times
Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
Football
Harry Kane is determined to leave Tottenham Hotspur this summer even if attempts to reappoint Mauricio Pochettino as head coach are successful.
Kane, 27, has informed the chairman, Daniel Levy, of his intention to move on and believes they have a verbal agreement from last summer that he will be allowed to do so, despite three years remaining on his contract.
Kane, the England captain, emerged as one of the best strikers in the world at Tottenham under Pochettino, who was at the helm from 2014 until his sacking in November 2019.
Pochettino is understood to be interested in a return to Spurs having encountered political in-fighting since joining Paris Saint-Germain on an 18-month deal in January. Real Madrid are also keen on bringing in Pochettino after Zinédine Zidane resigned as manager last week to leave the position vacant, though the Argentine coach’s future is complicated after PSG appeared to trigger a clause in his contract to extend his stay until 2023.
Reports in Spain last night suggested Real had added Carlo Ancelotti, the Everton manager, to their list of potential successors to Zidane. Ancelotti was asked two weeks ago about a return to Madrid, and said: “This is good publicity for me to be linked with Real Madrid but it is not true. I am really happy to stay here. We have difficulties, of course, but I feel good at Everton and my target is to make Everton better and better every year.”
Kane admires Pochettino as a manger and wanted to win trophies at his boyhood club but The Times understands it would not entice the striker to change his mind. Kane believes Tottenham require significant investment in players to compete for trophies — and that is something they are unable to afford. Manchester City, Manchester United and the newly crowned European champions, Chelsea, are among the clubs that have expressed serious interest in signing Kane.
While being open to other opportunities, Kane’s preferred choice of destination is the Premier League champions City, who have turned their attention to the deal after Sergio Agüero’s departure. Erling Haaland had been on City’s radar but he is expected to be too expensive and it has become unclear whether he will even leave Borussia Dortmund this summer.