Harry Kane: What’s the best move for the striker – Premier League or La Liga

Ashley Anthony

WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 15: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur acknowledges the fans after the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur at Molineux on December 15, 2019 in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Harry Kane is said to be on his way out of North London and has been priced at £200m by Spurs. Where would be the best destination be for the striker?

Kane, with his words a couple of weeks ago basically placed himself on the market. Stating publically that if nothing improved at the club and their ambitions continue to not match his, he would consider all his options.

This led to Spurs coming out and speak openly on the Kane matter, placing a huge sum of £200 million on the forward’s head. During this time, Liverpool, Man United, and Real Madrid, were all declared to hold a strong interest in his services and would weigh up a move for the English man.

Since then, the next public announcement was from Tottenham, where they stated they would not be willing to sell to a rival club like United, who let’s face it is need of a striker of Kane’s quality.

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The massive asking price is there to help fend off rival clubs. But if all fails for Spurs and they are unable to keep him before the next transfer window, where would he best fit?

Real Madrid is one of the big clubs in Europe still busy with their revamp of their squad.

After Zidane took over for his second spell last summer, Madrid president, Florentino Pérez, vowed he will give his manager all the tools to work with to get them back to the top.

Meaning he must select his most desired transfer targets and he will get them to the Bernabéu. The Englishman’s name has popped as a target for Madrid previously but, only in milling rumours making its rounds.

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The Spanish giants have their sights set on making multiple deals when the transfer window opens. Whether they will be able to afford him at £200 million is something that will only come to light when they are busy during the window.

What question stands out above all is how will Harry be treated in Madrid? If Gareth Bale is already an example of the ill-treatment towards British players in the country, why would any player say a move to the La Liga is a great choice?

Bale has seen so much success as a Galactico but hasn’t done it by being a passenger. On the contrary, he had a helping hand in many moments, considering he always reached double figures in his goal contribution at the club.

In his 249 Los Blancos showings, he has scored 101 goals and further assisted 47 goals. A player with such a rewarding goal contribution would be hailed a legend anywhere else. Sadly, the Spanish have not felt this way since his arrival and have made his stay a bit miserable.

Real Madrid’s trophies in Bale’s time

4 FIFA Club World Cup
3 European Super Cup
1 National League
1 Spanish Cup
2 Spanish Super Cup
1 Football League Cup

But here’s a spanner

What about David Beckham‘s time in Madrid? He enjoyed a great spell everywhere he went and was LOVED by the fans. But the thing about Beckham, his pretty face and his right foot (in that particular order) were getting him into a fashion show, bar, club, and country with no questions asked.

He gives a little sense of hope and joy, but David was there for a reason bigger than football. He was signed to sell a boatload of sweaters, and that he did. This is not the reason they would sign Harry. He is no Cristiano Ronaldo or the aforementioned, David.

This is not the best-suited move for the Englishman!

Hurts to say it but it’s even harder to admit it’s a fact. No other team would fit like a glove more than Man United. The club, the squad, and history, everything stands in favour of the move.

United has Marcus Rashford yes. But without him and before the arrival of Bruno Fernandes, Man United lacked goals and an attacking threat. Rashford furthermore needs adequate competition, as he had in the departed, Romelu Lukaku.

When you start laying out all the facts, it’s almost too good to be true and would notice history is repeating itself in some shape or form. And while talking intensively about a United-Kane transfer, we cannot take away the fact the striker would exceed in any English club.

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Saying he will fit in at Old Trafford does not mean Liverpool and Man City won’t get the best out of him. It’s just with United, the status bar of the club and player moves into the green zone. Green being ultimately satisfactory.

Here is a list of factors supporting a United transfer

They never replaced Lukaku after his departure – Kane is the best fit for this
Kane would follow in the footsteps of Teddy Sheringham and Dimitar Berbatov, who both had stellar careers at Old Trafford
He is currently the England captain – Another player he’d be following is Wayne Rooney, who had a fairytale footballing life at the theatre where he played out his childhood dream
The English connection at the club should make the transfer a no-brainer
Playing with your international striking partner is beneficial to all involved, club and country
United will challenge on all fronts soon – If not next season then the following for sure
They are being linked to Jadon Sancho and have already acquired the service of Bruno showing their ambitions are far higher than the club he is at currently

I could show evidence all day on how successful Harry Kane would be if he joined United and how history has been unkind to us who supports rival clubs and funny to those wanting it to happen.

The only point left to be made, £200m is too much for a striker who is not even the best in the Premier League and in the world at the moment. If they can get the price down, it will be the sweetest deal.

Ashley Anthony

An LFC supporter and a big admirer of the English Premier League. Published writer for the South African magazine, Fit Life Magazine.