Harry Kane

Lavinda Past said:
I know he's not available and unlikely to be sold unless its a daft offer, but Ollie Watkins would score 25-30 goals for us in his sleep.

Villa picked him up for a song from Brentford. That's the sort of lad we should be looking for.
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Ollie Watkins over Harry Kane? Fuck me sideways.
 
ninjamonkey said:
Spot on, it's weird how many fans see a player for their club/country and think about how he could replicate that perfectly for our club without factoring in the entirely different approaches to the game the two teams have.

If Kane comes here and we see the England Kane where he's dropping into midfield constantly, we aren't a better side, it would be a gigantic waste of money and a hindrance to us. Why would we want our striker playing in midfield getting in the way of players like kdb and gundogan who can do that role much much better and not providing an option upfront for them to find?

If we sign Kane either we change our entire approach which Pep is not going to do or Kane will be expected to develop into a completely different player, a player he's never been. I'm not saying he's not capable of doing that and wouldn't be a success but kanes hefty price tag is mainly because he's the finished article in his style, buying him at the premium levy will demand to then ask him to learn a different game just seems like a waste to me.

It's like paying more to buy a fully furnished high spec house only to immediately rip it all out and replace it when you've got the option of buying something with all the specs you want but unrenovated and cheaper.
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The thing is I think he will have to drop deep to find some space.
Like it or not most teams park the bus week in week out, packed defences isn’t gonna give him much room.
So he’ll drop deep and lay the ball off, which would be fine if he had a burst of pace to get onto a return pass or find space.
So he drops deep, lays the ball off and then we break at pace.
Can he keep up without slowing us down?
Doesn’t look like it.
They’ll be no long balls over the top from Eddie for him chase after, well there will but he doesn’t look like he’ll be able to out run a defender.
Both Sergio and Gabby drop deep, so I expect Kane will too.
One of the problems is he currently plays in a wank (ish) Spurs side, where teams have a go, cos well they’re Spurs : )
So he finds space, a luxury he will find lacking at City.
Pep can teach him many things, but speed, stamina and power he can’t.
He’s got the footballing brain, which his body can’t keep up with, more so lately.
I’ve said before he’s a world class goal scorer (maybe) but not a world class player.
Which is why at the price it’s a no from me, along with a few other reasons not listed.
All in my humble opinion of course.
 
I agree with some posters that Kane is not everyone's favorite since Haaland is also available in the market. But we don't know if he is actually available or the world class manager that we have wants Haaland.

If tomorrow Haaland gets transferred to Chelsea or the rags then we can shout at the top of our lungs that we made a mistake throwing all our resources at Kane. Until then I will keep mum.

Also its like a Mbappe/Salah debate supposedly if are looking at a striker/winger. People can straight up say Mbappe is the clear choice. But what if Mbappe doesn't want to come to City and with Salah we get a world class albiet a little old second choice. I would have happily lived with that.
 
Great Kompany said:
I agree with some posters that Kane is not everyone's favorite since Haaland is also available in the market. But we don't know if he is actually available or the world class manager that we have wants Haaland.

If tomorrow Haaland gets transferred to Chelsea or the rags then we can shout at the top of our lungs that we made a mistake throwing all our resources at Kane. Until then I will keep mum.

Also its like a Mbappe/Salah debate supposedly if are looking at a striker/winger. People can straight up say Mbappe is the clear choice. But what if Mbappe doesn't want to come to City and with Salah we get a world class albiet a little old second choice. I would have happily lived with that.
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Kane isn't available. He is under contract at Spurs, with an asking price beyond any club. His interview does nothing at all to change that, heck a formal transfer request and a City tattoo would do little to change that.

To me, both Haaland and Kane are equally unavailable/available. Equally priced too. One has a fud of an agent, the other a dobber chairman. Haaland gave the same interview, to that family friend guy via zoom, he also wants to win things, be in the CL, and play with the best players.

A lot of it seems driven by an acceptance that the club only want Kane and won't go after Haaland. I don't buy that, at this point and on what little is out there. I am totally open minded to it, the idea of Kane being the preference, have said that lots of times here, but I just don't see it yet. And even if true, long summer, things change, so I'm happy to see it play out.
 
Some people on here just don’t like Kane amd it seems more due to his personality or the fact he already plays in Premier league.
We need someone who can finish, someone lethal in front of goal, someone good in the air and someone who can also link up play and provide assists.
Couldn’t be any more obvious choice that the best forward in the premier league who has done it for the last few years consistently, understands the league and knows our players.
Gonna be a hell of a lot of people on here doing a 180 turn in the coming months
 
BillyShears said:
To be clear, you're not convinced that City's number one target for the 9 position this summer is Harry Kane?
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I take it from this, you Are convinced he is City's no.1 target for number 9.

It wasn't that long ago, you were just as convinced Haaland was the top priority this window, and the club would go all in for him this summer. You argued it just as passionately, knew it for a fact I believe.

If the situation can change that much that quickly, can it not change again? In 3 weeks time, is it not entirely possible, that at that point it may look like the club are indeed in for Haaland (again perhaps).

Whoever we end up with, I dare guess it might retrospectively look like he was the target all along.
 
Coatigan said:
Kane isn't available. He is under contract at Spurs, with an asking price beyond any club. His interview does nothing at all to change that, heck a formal transfer request and a City tattoo would do little to change that.

To me, both Haaland and Kane are equally unavailable/available. Equally priced too. One has a fud of an agent, the other a dobber chairman. Haaland gave the same interview, to that family friend guy via zoom, he also wants to win things, be in the CL, and play with the best players.

A lot of it seems driven by an acceptance that the club only want Kane and won't go after Haaland. I don't buy that, at this point and on what little is out there. I am totally open minded to it, the idea of Kane being the preference, have said that lots of times here, but I just don't see it yet. And even if true, long summer, things change, so I'm happy to see it play out.
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Fair enough.

I guess then it comes down to what Pep wants. From the information being shared here Pep really wants Kane rather than Haaland. So club is gonna try to make that happen.
 
Great Kompany said:
Fair enough.

I guess then it comes down to what Pep wants. From the information being shared here Pep really wants Kane rather than Haaland. So club is gonna try to make that happen.
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Yeah, and if true, I'm all for that. Not seen enough to think it true, but that's not an argument it can't be.

Still a long way to make it happen, which I'm doubtful is likely, but lets see it.

The rest is just opinion, on the player, the price, etc.
 
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