Harry Kane

The Kane hate on here really puzzles me. He's clearly a very, very good striker.

If I was looking for a medium mileage Ferrari and you quoted me a stupid price, I wouldn't want to buy it. But I'd still love the car. And, if the price became cheap, I'd reconsider. If we could get Kane for 40-50 million quid, for arguments sake, how many out there would still not want him at City?
 
I just hope Haaland is still our main target. Erling is younger, more mobile and a better all round player than Kane imo. However, I can see why we are interested in Kane as his predatory instincts in the box are still very much intact.
 
He is a very good player, and would get us quite a few goals. He’s never going to cost around £50m though, he’s England’s star striker and Spurs need him more than we do, plus Levy won’t want to look weak. Who would they sign for Conte if they only got £50m for Kane. Any decent striker costs nearly twice that these days.

A hat-trick against Albania is hardly a glowing endorsement of a return to form, certainly not to the extent where we’d spend over £100m and jeopardise our chances of getting Haaland.
 
Withnail said:
I just hope Haaland is still our main target. Erling is younger, more mobile and a better all round player than Kane imo. However, I can see why we are interested in Kane as his predatory instincts in the box are still very much intact.
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I think you have it the wrong way around. To say Erling is ‘a better all round player’ than Kane is something of a stretch, especially given their respective records for assists
 
Bluesiam said:
The Kane hate on here really puzzles me. He's clearly a very, very good striker.

If I was looking for a medium mileage Ferrari and you quoted me a stupid price, I wouldn't want to buy it. But I'd still love the car. And, if the price became cheap, I'd reconsider. If we could get Kane for 40-50 million quid, for arguments sake, how many out there would still not want him at City?
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You are right, there are times it gets a bit harsh on Kane, and I maybe need to include myself in that too. I tend to only focus on his football, and while I think he wouldn't be a good addition here, and is in some ways overhyped on here, I also fully recognise he is indeed a damn good player and proven goal scorer. I have nothing against him, and zero issue with seeing him do well. I can totally see why Pep might have wanted him in the summer, given the overall context, I just happen to hope that has changed. But if it hasn't, fair enough.

At the end of the day, even if the will is still there, I don't see much likelihood of it happening, the fees involved are just too far apart and even a mid point compromise is imo not right.

Time will tell.
 
Bluesiam said:
The Kane hate on here really puzzles me. He's clearly a very, very good striker.

If I was looking for a medium mileage Ferrari and you quoted me a stupid price, I wouldn't want to buy it. But I'd still love the car. And, if the price became cheap, I'd reconsider. If we could get Kane for 40-50 million quid, for arguments sake, how many out there would still not want him at City?
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There is no way we get that player for that price in January, medium range Ferraris go for at least £100 million in the current transfer environment.
 
LongsightM13 said:
I think you have it the wrong way around. To say Erling is ‘a better all round player’ than Kane is something of a stretch, especially given their respective records for assists
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Based on what, honest question? Haaland does have a better record, over his time playing at a professional level, than Kane has at his. Sure overall Kane has amassed a greater number of goals, but it hasn't been as consistent as is often made out. His average, even including those two spectacular seasons, is 18 league goals a season. Haaland's is 24. And that's just league, the difference is even greater in the CL.

I know comparing 7 years to 2.5 is a bit off, but then the same applies to saying Kane's record is better because he has many more goals to his name.

Ultimately, I don't think it is unfair to say he is an all round better player. He is much faster, stronger, more clinical, similar in the air, more physical, and younger. Less on the assits side, which has seen a big step from Kane recently, fair enough, but influences a game no less. He is yet to hit his ceiling, while kane has hit his some 5 years ago.

At this moment in time, he is the better player, imo.
 
Coatigan said:
Based on what, honest question? Haaland does have a better record, over his time playing at a professional level, than Kane has at his. Sure overall Kane has amassed a greater number of goals, but it hasn't been as consistent as is often made out. His average, even including those two spectacular seasons, is 18 league goals a season. Haaland's is 24. And that's just league, the difference is even greater in the CL.

I know comparing 7 years to 2.5 is a bit off, but then the same applies to saying Kane's record is better because he has many more goals to his name.

Ultimately, I don't think it is unfair to say he is an all round better player. He is much faster, stronger, more clinical, similar in the air, more physical, and younger. Less on the assits side, which has seen a big step from Kane recently, fair enough, but influences a game no less. He is yet to hit his ceiling, while kane has hit his some 5 years ago.

At this moment in time, he is the better player, imo.
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I like them both and would prefer us to sign Haaland given the choice, but wouldn’t turn my nose up at Kane either. Both are supreme finishers.
But Kane is a much better all round footballer at this moment in time, his passing especially. Erling is quicker, more explosive and has much better physical attributes. Kane was both top scorer and top for PL assists last season.
Kane is also much better in the air than Erling, at least at this stage of their careers. This is an area where Haaland is surprisingly weak for his size. Heading is an area where Kane has visibly improved over the years so Erling can probably do the same
 
I have a question for all those saying BIg No to getting Kane in January!

Lets say we managed to sign him, why are you all so sure he will fail? Shouldn't we give him a chance and maybe, just maybe he will be great for us?
 
I did chuckle to myself when ITV used a zoom lense from way up in the stands to focus solely on Harry's face in the England line-up whilst the bugler was playing the last post.
 
we have players that can do the intricate one touch passing and its beautiful to watch and i wouldnt want it changed . But sometimes we just need a player that runs direct at a defence ,with pace, with the ball. We have the ability to move a defence around and create space for that type of player. Somebody mentioned Haaland doesn't score many headers that maybe true, but we are a side that doesnt put that many "headable" crosses in either,something that Kane would suffer from as well.
Haaland in sky blue bearing down on goal is something i would like to see, and i am sure not many prem defenders would !
 
There is surely no way this transfer is happening in January. I would prefer him over Vlahovic given their differing levels of pedigree but he can't be considered the solution at this stage by the club!
 
Bluesiam said:
The Kane hate on here really puzzles me. He's clearly a very, very good striker.

If I was looking for a medium mileage Ferrari and you quoted me a stupid price, I wouldn't want to buy it. But I'd still love the car. And, if the price became cheap, I'd reconsider. If we could get Kane for 40-50 million quid, for arguments sake, how many out there would still not want him at City?
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I think a few people have got themselves so invested in other strikers they see signing Kane as some kind of failure by the club and get themselves worked up about it. That blinds them from seeing Kane as the player he is.
My opinion is, he isn't my personal first choice, I'd put him at maybe 3 or 4 on my list. The difference is I realise there is a lot of aspects to a transfer the club consider, some of which we can't know anything about. So if the club decide they think Kane is our best available /affordable option, I fine with that and confident he'd score goals,a lot of goals.
 
blueparrot said:
I think a few people have got themselves so invested in other strikers they see signing Kane as some kind of failure by the club and get themselves worked up about it. That blinds them from seeing Kane as the player he is.
My opinion is, he isn't my personal first choice, I'd put him at maybe 3 or 4 on my list. The difference is I realise there is a lot of aspects to a transfer the club consider, some of which we can't know anything about. So if the club decide they think Kane is our best available /affordable option, I fine with that and confident he'd score goals,a lot of goals.
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Far too sensible & well thought out post for any thread on the transfer forum my friend.
 
daflanger said:
I have a question for all those saying BIg No to getting Kane in January!

Lets say we managed to sign him, why are you all so sure he will fail? Shouldn't we give him a chance and maybe, just maybe he will be great for us?
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This is the single most bizarre thread in the history of the Transfer Forum imo. I think it's clear we tried to sign Kane and it's clear that he wanted to come. It's also clear he's a top quality striker with an eye for goal. Yet poster after poster wants to criticise/insult/belittle Kane, despite the possibility that we could still be in for him. Very strange.
 
hgblue said:
This is the single most bizarre thread in the history of the Transfer Forum imo. I think it's clear we tried to sign Kane and it's clear that he wanted to come. It's also clear he's a top quality striker with an eye for goal. Yet poster after poster wants to criticise/insult/belittle Kane, despite the possibility that we could still be in for him. Very strange.
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It’s the transfer junkies (mostly fans based overseas). Many of them don’t post on other sections of the forum. They’re just obsessed with transfers. Bizarre when you consider the team/squad we have.
 
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