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Wolverhampton Wanderers have left Spurs seventh in the table, five points behind fourth-placed Chelsea and trailing Wolves and Manchester United.
Kane signed a six-year deal in the summer of 2018 and Levy will believe he holds the power in any potential talks over the player’s future.
There is also the question of whether any club would be prepared to, or could, match Levy’s valuation. Manchester United would be interested in the England captain, along with Real Madrid.
But Real’s first-choice target is Kylian Mbappe and it is unlikely the Spanish club would sign the France international and Kane.
The final weeks of the season will also have a bearing on Mourinho’s ability to add to his squad. Regardless
of whether Kane stays, Mourinho wants another striker and will look at signing a right-back and a new central defender. But he will need to sell players to boost the projected budget, which The Daily Telegraph understands will be around £50 million if Tottenham miss out on the Champions League, and has ruled out big changes.
“No, not massive changes,” Mourinho said. “First of all, that’s not what we think we need. Second, because of the profile of our club and third because of what the market is. Year after year, it’s more difficult. I’m not thinking of an overhaul, but of course we need to make our squad better.”
Levy will also ask Mourinho to keep offering chances to Tottenham’s home-grown players. The chairman was delighted to see Harry Winks captain the club against Wolves and has been pleased to see Japhet Tanganga promoted. Levy is convinced that, given time, 18-year-old striker Troy Parrott can also save the club millions in the transfer market as Tottenham look to be self-sustaining.
Mourinho confirmed Parrott would be among the substitutes against Norwich, saying: “We are taking very good care of him. We are taking care of a player and a young boy.
“Yesterday we decided it was good for him to play [for the under23s], but only for 45 minutes. The objective was to get some football. He has qualities, he has potential. He’s not an end product and he has a lot to develop at every level.
“He has two Premier League appearances, something that’s not normal for 18-year-olds. He has the privilege of that and training with the first team and the good people in the academy. Step by step.”