Harry Kane sale leaves Tottenham fans ‘angry and hurt’

The sale of Tottenham Hotspur’s talisman and report goalscorer Harry Kane to Bayern Munich has left followers “angry and hurt” and has referred to as into query the membership’s possession, in accordance with the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust (THST).

Kane, 30, was confirmed as a Bayern Munich participant on Saturday after weeks of wrangling between the golf equipment.

The England captain has signed a four-year deal, with media reviews suggesting the price was round 100 million euros ($109 million) which might be a Bundesliga report.

While Kane units off for a brand new journey, followers of the membership he leaves behind have rapidly vented their frustration at membership chairman Daniel Levy, who has come underneath growing fireplace due to the membership’s decline on the pitch in latest seasons.

“It should never have come to this. This is a watershed moment and a clear and painful indictment of the on-field development of the club over the last four years,” a THST assertion mentioned. “We have lost a generational talent who, by his own words, only wanted to see the club progress. The lack of a coherent and consistent football strategy from the Board has seen significant on-field regression since 2019, leading to ‘One of Our Own’ feeling he had no viable option but to leave.”

Home-grown expertise Kane handed the membership’s all-time scoring report held by Jimmy Greaves final season and leaves with a report of 280 objectives in 435 appearances.

He can be the second-highest Premier League scorer of all time with 213 objectives – 47 behind Alan Shearer – and, with 58 objectives for his nation in 84 video games, Kane can be England’s all-time main marksman.

Despite his particular person accolades together with three Premier League Golden Boots, he has no membership silverware in his assortment.

Two League Cup runners-up medals and a Champions League runners-up medal in 2019 are a poor return for a participant of his calibre and Tottenham’s route of journey in the previous couple of seasons has been downward. Last season they completed eighth within the Premier League, not even adequate for a spot in Europe.

Chants towards the Board have turn out to be common occurrences at residence video games, though many level to the truth that Levy has offered the membership with probably the greatest stadiums on the planet and a coaching floor that’s the envy of most golf equipment.

“The Board are merely temporary custodians of this Club. If this Board doesn’t share the ambition of one of our greatest players, then how can fans feel reassured in the direction of this football club?” THST mentioned.

“Fans are angry and hurt; our loyalty is being tested to breaking point. We must question the Club’s strategy and ambition. And we are owed an explanation on exactly who sanctioned the sale and why it happened a matter of hours before the season kicks off.

“The Club Board must make a public statement, respond to questions on their stewardship and show that it knows what putting football first means.”

In an announcement on Tottenham’s web site, Levy mentioned that they had tried the whole lot to maintain Kane.

“We sought over a long period of time to engage Harry and his representatives in several forms of contract extension, both short and long term,” he mentioned.

“Harry was clear, however, that he wanted a fresh challenge and would not be signing a new contract this summer.”