Kane targets World Cup with England as Spurs future unclear
HARR Kane may already be looking ahead to next year’s World Cup with England but the Tottenham striker’s shortterm targets are less clear amid uncertainty over his club future.
The England captain suffered heartbreak with his team-mates on Sunday, the Three Lions losing to Italy on penalties in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley following a 1-1 draw at the end of extra time.
Kane converted his penalty in the shoot-out, but he otherwise endured a quiet match as he failed to have a single touch of the ball inside the opposition box.
However, Kane finished the tournament with four goals - only Cristiano Ronaldo and Patrik Schick (five each) managed more - to draw level with Gary Lineker as his nation’s leading scorer at major tournaments.
While disappointed to fall at the final hurdle, the prolific striker is determined to push on at Qatar 2022.
“Last night hurts. It’ll hurt for a long time. But we’ve come so far and broken down so many barriers that this is not the end,” he posted on his Twitter account on Monday. “We win together, lose together and will regroup together for the World Cup. Thanks for all your support this summer.” It remains to be seen whether Kane will still be a Tottenham player come the time the next World Cup begins, though. He revealed last week he had yet to speak to new boss Nuno Espirito Santo, who was named as Jose Mourinho’s permanent successor on June 0.
Fabio Paratici, now managing director at the Premier League club, also stressed last week that Spurs have no intention of selling the “special player” while he has three years to run on his contract.
“Of course, as a player you want to be wanted, you want to feel like you’re loved, which I do,” Kane said when asked about his Tottenham future.
Keeping hold of Kane will be the top priority for Paratici and Nuno.
Manchester City are rumoured to have already had a big-money offer knocked back by Tottenham, while Manchester United have also been linked.