Revealed: The actual fee that Bayern Munich paid for Harry Kane amid talk of £100m transfer deal with Tottenham for record-breaking England striker
WHAT HAPPENED?
During the summer transfer window, the England captain ultimately broke relations with Tottenham after deciding to take on a completely different challenge outside of his comfort zone in north London. Given the high price required to acquire the all-time leading goal scorer for Spurs, Bayern did make Kane their record signing.
WHAT THEY SAID
At the time, it was asserted that a nine-figure sum had been traded, but Hoeness is adamant that this is not the case. When explaining a transfer that made headlines in the Premier League and Bundesliga, he said BR24, “We only spent 95 million euros to sign Kane.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE
There are a number of add-ons that might drive the price even higher in the ensuing years, converting that amount to £82 million ($100 million). Several of those provisions are likely to be triggered by Kane, especially those pertaining to his
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Although his recovery may not be easy, Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has disclosed that his club has a buy-back option on Kane should he decide to someday return to England and attempt to break Alan Shearer’s all-time goal record. While returning to their Enfield training facility during the October international break, Tottenham will offer their 30-year-old frontman the chance to say his final farewell.
Since he has made 10 appearances for Bayern, he has already scored nine goals.
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‘Needs to be addressed’: BBC pundit says Tottenham coaches must now act before £25m player costs the club
Garth Crooks believes that the Tottenham Hotspur coaching team need to act immediately before Yves Bissouma costs the club following his red card on Saturday.
Following Spurs’ 1-0 victory, which puts Ange Postecoglou’s team atop the Premier League standings going into the international break, Crooks was speaking on BBC Sport.
This is arguably the first occasion this season that Yves Bissouma has faced criticism. After such a challenging first year in North London, the Mali international has been fantastic thus far, demonstrating a genuine point.
Garth Crooks criticises Yves Bissouma
At Kenilworth Road, he truly let the squad down. During the first half of Tottenham’s trip to Luton, Bissouma received two cautions in just 10 minutes.
He shamelessly stopped the home team’s counterattack as the first warning sounded. After diving on the brink of the Hatters’ penalty area, he was soon ejected. Replays demonstrated that the referee’s judgment was right on.
Fortunately for Bissouma, Spurs managed to complete the task. However, Garth Crooks feels that this does not absolve the 26-year-old of responsibility for his mistake.
“It beggars belief why Yves Bissouma thought it was a good idea to dive having already been booked earlier in the game,” he told BBC Sport. “Son Heung-min and Richarlison were well off the pace.”
“His second caution was entirely justified, and Tottenham’s coaching staff needs to address such recklessness right away before a more costly situation arises against a much bigger club.”
Spurs have a point to prove with midfielder now suspended
To be fair to Bissouma, it happens frequently these days for officials to signal play to continue when a player flagrantly goes to the ground without being fouled. Additionally, he presumably anticipated that the defender would extend a leg.
Having said that, the dive was awful. He is currently sidelined for one game for Tottenham. And now that he has received four cautions, he is one infraction away from another one-game suspension.
It will be intriguing to see how the Spurs do without him. So far, the 25 million pound man has excelled. And Tottenham is now being discussed as a possible title challenger for this year.
