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Tottenham should have sold Harry Kane to Man City, says Harry Redknapp, who fears striker will ‘never be the same’ after snubbed transfer
Harry Redknapp believes former club Tottenham made a mistake with their decision not to cash in on Harry Kane this summer.
The ex-Spurs manager says chairman Daniel Levy should have sold the striker to Manchester City, and fears Kane may ‘never be the same’ after his snubbed transfer.
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Kane has always been a slow starter to a new season, but the England captain experienced his longest dry spell to open a campaign this term amid Tottenham's struggles.
The 28-year-old has managed just one goal in eight Premier League matches, with calls for manager Nuno Espirito Santo to drop the frontman from the starting XI ahead of their latest test at home to Manchester United on Saturday evening - LIVE on talkSPORT.
You can forgive Kane for not being in the right frame of mind at the start of the season, after his boyhood club stopped him from completing his desired move to join the Premier League champions.
A bid of over £100million was said to have been submitted from City but it was turned down by Levy who reportedly put a £150m price tag on the striker - a figure City were never going to meet after spending £100m on Jack Grealish.
It meant Kane stayed put against his wishes, and despite an apparent ‘gentleman’s agreement’ with Levy that he could leave, too.
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Nuno’s team have a number of issues, at the moment, with the Portuguese hoping to avoid his fifth defeat in ten Premier League games as Spurs boss when his side face United.
But, according to Redknapp…
“The big one was Harry in the summer,” the former Spurs boss told the Weekend Sports Breakfast.
“For the money, I heard they were actually offered £130m from Man City and Harry wanted to go very badly, I think he had made up his mind that he fancied a new challenge.
“Listen, Daniel [Levy] pulls all the strings, the manager would have had no say in it whatsoever, it would have been a decision taken by Daniel and [club owner] Joe Lewis.
“But I certainly would have let him go.
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“For that money, I would have gone out and brought maybe three top players in and strengthened the squad all round.
“If he doesn't want to be there… you need people who want to be there and who are committed.
“Once they decide they want to leave, if they dont get their move, they’re never quite the same.”
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