Harry Kane | Bayern Munich player

stefan92 said:
That's one point, and another is that Kane himself signed that contract that gave Levy this leverage. Had he really wanted to move away from Spurs earlier he wouldn't have signed that (or he was just stupid, but either way it's Kane's fault).
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Agree. And if Kane really wanted to go to Manchester United he could have refused to go to Bayern. He could have told Levy to accept the Manchester United (if that was there) or he would go a year later on a free. Reports said he also had some enormous wage demands.

I just find it a bit annoying that some seem to think that Manchester United could just walk up to Spurs/Levy, pick a player and Spurs/Levy have to accept it because otherwise it is petty behaviour. Kane and Manchester United were never a realistic option.

If Arsenal could have sold RvP to Barcelona or any other non Premier League club, i think they would have prefered that too. Levy/Spurs did have that option.
 
There is nothing to suggest Kane even wanted to join us last summer. However we know for a fact he went on strike to force a move to our city rivals a couple of years ago.
Since that road was blocked after they got Haaland, and Real Madrid were not really going after him, Bayern was the next best move.
If there is something to rue about Kane not coming to United, it is not so much that Levy somehow spoiled his dream move to us, but more that apparently at the moment we are not the kind of club to be able to attract and afford him.
 
We would've probably ruined him, and this same thread would be filled with people asking why we wasted 100 mil on another ageing dud.

We're like Jesus, if he turned water into liquid shite.
 
Mr Pigeon said:
We would've probably ruined him, and this same thread would be filled with people asking why we wasted 100 mil on another ageing dud.

We're like Jesus, if he turned water into liquid shite.
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:lol: :lol:
 
I always thought he was a bit overrated due to being English, but he seems quite good doesn't he.
 
The Cat said:
My mate suggested today how hilarious it would be if Spurs won the league this year after him leaving.

I did the the amusing side of it.
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Controversial opinion but one that actually started the year spurs got to CL final when Kane was injured. Is that Spurs were a better team without Kane. This isn’t to say that Kane isn’t world class, just that Spurs with lesser parts without Kane became better than the sum of their individual parts when he wasn’t playing. I don’t know as I don’t watch Spurs often enough. But it is something that can happen in football
 
We did not try to get Kane. Because ETH did not want Kane. It is that simple.

Last year, we tried to get De Jong for months. De Jong quite clearly told us that he did not want to join us, but we still tried, we came into agreement with Barca, and we waited for the player to change his mind. With Kane, we did absolutely nothing. Kane did not reject us - because there was nothing to reject. ETH did not want him, we didn't try, end of the story.

If you think Kane would have been good for us then question ETH, if you think Kane would fail with us then give credit to ETH. It was his decision. (As it was his decision to reject De Gea, the club wanted to sign De Gea. ETH makes the final decision for all transfers, good or bad. )
 
frostbite said:
We did not try to get Kane. Because ETH did not want Kane. It is that simple.

Last year, we tried to get De Jong for months. De Jong quite clearly told us that he did not want to join us, but we still tried, we came into agreement with Barca, and we waited for the player to change his mind. With Kane, we did absolutely nothing. Kane did not reject us - because there was nothing to reject. ETH did not want him, we didn't try, end of the story.

If you think Kane would have been good for us then question ETH, if you think Kane would fail with us then give credit to ETH. It was his decision. (As it was his decision to reject De Gea, the club wanted to sign De Gea. ETH makes the final decision for all transfers, good or bad. )
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Absolute nonsense of a post. There's absolutely no evidence that he didn't want him.

The reasons for not going for him is a combination of a) the financial package required to get him combined with his age and United's finances, and b) it being very clear early on that Spurs wouldn't sell him to a PL rival.

The de Jong analogy makes no sense because we were actually encouraged by de Jong's club to come and get him due to their financial situation but it was the player who didn't want it.
 
What records could he break with Bayern in just one or two years? I can see him coming back to England at some point to take Shearer's record. Unless he has a serious injury he'll be playing at a high level into his mid thirties.
 
Anustart89 said:
Absolute nonsense of a post. There's absolutely no evidence that he didn't want him.

The reasons for not going for him is a combination of a) the financial package required to get him combined with his age and United's finances, and b) it being very clear early on that Spurs wouldn't sell him to a PL rival.

The de Jong analogy makes no sense because we were actually encouraged by de Jong's club to come and get him due to their financial situation but it was the player who didn't want it.
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Barca wanted to sell De Jong, but De Jong was clear from the start that he did not want to leave. Spurs did not want to sell Kane, but everyone knew that Kane is leaving. So, it was actually more certain that Kane will be sold than De Jong will be sold, which is contrary to what you are implying.

And yet, we made a lot of fuss about De Jong, and we did not buy any other midfield players because we waited for De Jong for 2+ months. On the contrary, for Kane we were very quiet and we quickly bought Mount, spending a big chunk of our budget. It was clear we are not interested. Or better, ETH wasn't interested. Perhaps his problems with Ronaldo made him believe that superstars bring too many problems.
 
Bale Bale Bale said:
Not according to The Athletic
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I read that, it did not make me any wiser. Yes, of course, the club "thought" about it. Everyone was thinking about it. But just thinking about something means nothing. ETH did not really try to make it happen.

Quoting from the article: "By mid-June however, United had decided to go for Rasmus Hojlund as their big signing up front rather than Kane."

That's the whole point. If ETH really wanted Kane as bad as he wanted De Jong the previous year, he wouldn't agree to Hojlund or Mount, before trying hard to get Kane. We did not really try.

I also remember that SAF tried hard to get Shearer but he couldn't get him. It happens. (You don't always get what you want!) But SAF tried very hard to get Shearer and everyone knew that SAF wanted Shearer. Here, it is not the same. Sure, ETH will say that Kane is a great player, who can say otherwise? The problem is he did not really want him, so he did not really try hard to get him.
 
frostbite said:
I read that, it did not make me any wiser. Yes, of course, the club "thought" about it. Everyone was thinking about it. But just thinking about something means nothing. ETH did not really try to make it happen.

Quoting from the article: "By mid-June however, United had decided to go for Rasmus Hojlund as their big signing up front rather than Kane."

That's the whole point. If ETH really wanted Kane as bad as he wanted De Jong the previous year, he wouldn't agree to Hojlund or Mount, before trying hard to get Kane. We did not really try.

I also remember that SAF tried hard to get Shearer but he couldn't get him. It happens. (You don't always get what you want!) But SAF tried very hard to get Shearer and everyone knew that SAF wanted Shearer. Here, it is not the same. Sure, ETH will say that Kane is a great player, who can say otherwise? The problem is he did not really want him, so he did not really try hard to get him.
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"That’s why, as striker options were being assessed towards the end of last season, Kane was top of the United manager’s list."

"Ten Hag may not have agreed with that calculation, given Kane’s proven pedigree, but he accepted the decision in the context of the budget once the realities of financial fair play had been mapped out to him. "

Didn't really want him? Or begrudgingly accepted that you couldn't afford him?
 
Judas said:
I for one am shocked Kane an elite striker, who even at his age, is scoring a shit ton of goals for plucky German underdogs Bayern.
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I understand your shock, were you not dead certain he would not go to Bayern? :D
Apologies if i mixed you up with another poster.
 
Probably the best striker in the world. I think he's just edging it over Haaland now.
 
Red Rash said:
Can't help but think what could have been if Kane moved to a top club 4-5 years ago.
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He had to do everything at Spurs, Im sure he had a season there where he had the most assists and most goals in the PL. Thought he was a better fit for City than Haaland, Pep went in twice for him but couldn't get Levy to budge.
 
How do Germans feel watching a real footballer play football in their country?

It must be like the first time man discovered fire
 
Could of been the difference for us challenging this year…
 
Stadjer said:
Agree. And if Kane really wanted to go to Manchester United he could have refused to go to Bayern. He could have told Levy to accept the Manchester United (if that was there) or he would go a year later on a free. Reports said he also had some enormous wage demands.

I just find it a bit annoying that some seem to think that Manchester United could just walk up to Spurs/Levy, pick a player and Spurs/Levy have to accept it because otherwise it is petty behaviour. Kane and Manchester United were never a realistic option.

If Arsenal could have sold RvP to Barcelona or any other non Premier League club, i think they would have prefered that too. Levy/Spurs did have that option.
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I doubt he ever wanted to move to Utd. City more likely.
 
horsechoker said:
How do Germans feel watching a real footballer play football in their country?

It must be like the first time man discovered fire
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:lol:

Top striker delivers for Bayern, who do you expect to be surprised?
 
horsechoker said:
How do Germans feel watching a real footballer play football in their country?

It must be like the first time man discovered fire
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Farmers league, mate.
 
Mr Pigeon said:
We would've probably ruined him, and this same thread would be filled with people asking why we wasted 100 mil on another ageing dud.

We're like Jesus, if he turned water into liquid shite.
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Na. If we had a goal scorer like him we would be way higher up on the table. If him and rashford scored like they did last season it would have been more than enough.
 
There are few who thinks Kane was begging to join us and it was us who rejected him :lol:
 
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