TIE KANE DOWN
Spurs boss Conte urges club to extend ‘world-class’ Harry’s deal
Antonio Conte admits now would be the perfect time for tottenham to tempt Harry Kane into signing a new contract.
Spurs have started the season in impressive style with ten points from their first four Premier League games and Kane has scored four of their nine goals.
the England captain, who has less than two years remaining on his current contract, looks confident and contented, far removed from this time last year when he was unhappy to be told there would be no move to Manchester City.
‘My opinion is only one of a million opinions trying to force the club, tell the club: “Sign a new contract for Harry Kane”,’ smiled Conte, when asked if tottenham were working on ways to tie Kane down beyond 2024. ‘For sure, i would like Harry to sign a new contract. We are talking about a world-class striker and a player who in this moment is the most representative player for tottenham. ‘it is very important to see him happy, totally involved with this season, totally involved in this project and in what we are doing. For me, this is the most important thing. then, it’s a decision that the player and the club have to take. ‘it is the perfect time but you create the perfect time with a project. the player understands there is a right process and that everybody is going in the same direction. Every single player wants to see this.
‘Harry for sure is happy because he is seeing this type of situation. there is a vision, there is a direction, there is a unity to try to improve the team to be the team at the level of his expectations.’
Since the transfer stand-off which dominated the summer of 2021, Kane has shown no interest in extending his contract at tottenham.
the 29-year-old has trained his focus on the campaign ahead for club and country. He is chasing personal records and has made no secret of his desire to win his first major trophy.
‘We’re aiming to be successful and win something,’ Kane told Sky Sports after scoring twice in a 2-0 win at nottingham Forest on Sunday, goals which took him to 187 in the Premier League. only Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney have scored more in the competition. He responded well to Conte’s arrival in november but the italian head coach is not contracted beyond the end of this season.
‘We’ve got a fantastic manager and we’ve got a really strong squad,’ said Kane. ‘the fans are excited and that’s great but there’s a lot of games to play.
‘We’re going to need that squad over the next period. Up to the international break we’ve got a game every three or four days and it’s going to be a really busy schedule.
‘it’s really important the players coming in who haven’t started a lot of games yet are ready for that opportunity.
‘We’re in a good place. We’ve started well, but as we know in the Premier League it can soon turn round. We’ve got to keep focused, keep working and see what we can get.’