I'm proud to win [Premier League Player of the Year], it's been a good season on the pitch. With three years still to run on his contract, it won't be easy - or cheap - for any buying club to prise him out of Tottenham. So how much would it cost to sign a player of Kane's calibre? That question is a tricky one to answer - and even harder amid a pandemic which has badly hit football club finances across the world.
It's a number senior figures at major clubs in Europe will be weighing up. It seems unlikely and, while Kane seems a guarantee of goals, at the age of 28 clubs will be buying him knowing they stand little chance of making a profit at the other end of the deal with his sell-on value probable to reduce with age.
If that figure is a reasonable starting point, then it narrows the number of clubs who could make that type of financial commitment. Domestically, Manchester United and Chelsea have shown they are prepared to invest large sums in the current environment. Both clubs could also do with a central striker in the mould of Kane. Manchester City and Liverpool appear to also need strengthening in that area of the pitch - although, they have both tried to downplay how much they could spend in the upcoming window.
In terms of foreign clubs, Real Madrid and Barcelona have a history of attracting Premier League stars but the financial status of both clubs is perhaps not as commanding as it once was, while their standard of play has also dipped in recent seasons. But still, the attraction of one of those La Liga giants remains.
PSG and Bayern Munich are Europe's two other big-spending sides but with Neymar and Mbappe playing in Paris, and Robert Lewandowski scoring extraordinary numbers of goals in Munich, their need for a striker isn't as apparent. Of course, all of this could prove immaterial if Spurs chairman Daniel Levy - the notoriously tough negotiator - decides he doesn't want to even consider selling Kane.
It is hard to imagine the relationship between the Spurs hierarchy and their homegrown star striker deteriorating if they start to pull in different directions but, if Kane does express a desire to leave, Levy is unlikely to make that exit an easy one for any club that would swoop in. Kane carried out a five-day quarantine at The Lodge before returning to training. Kane is wanted by City and remains keen to leave north London, but Tottenham are holding firm that they will not sell to another Premier League club.
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Go Deeper. Michael Cox. Aug Jack Pitt-Brooke. Debate: Should Spurs even consider selling Harry Kane this summer? He was denied the award this season by Liverpool 's Mohamed Salah but nevertheless took his scoring to new heights, as he plundered 41 goals in all competitions. Kane has gone from strength to strength at Spurs after rising through the club's youth ranks. A classic centre-forward, the Englishman isn't blessed with exceptional pace but makes up for that with intelligent movement, a predatory instinct for goal and a clinical finish.
His work rate is impressive, and his ability to hold up the ball well makes him comfortable operating as a lone striker.
The forward has also developed a strong understanding with team-mates, such as Dele Alli, so with Kane's long-term future secured, they can continue to dovetail under manager Mauricio Pochettino.
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