In an alternate universe, Harry Kane has gained three Premier League titles and continued to smash dwelling objectives in England.
As a substitute, Tottenham rebuffed 4 bids from Manchester Metropolis in the course of the summer season switch window in 2021 to maintain their talisman in north London.
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Not even an eye-watering £100million bid from Metropolis was sufficient to twist Tottenham’s arm.
Nevertheless, Rory Jennings believes Metropolis ought to have examined Tottenham’s resolve much more with an even bigger bid.
“I feel they made a mistake, Manchester Metropolis, all these years in the past not signing Kane after they might have carried out,” Jennings mentioned on talkSPORT’s Switch Insiders.
“However they did their finest.”
Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola later opened up on the Kane saga from his aspect and insisted he ‘by no means was upset’ on the membership’s incapacity to land his prime goal.
“Now you possibly can say, ‘Harry Kane did not come and every thing goes nicely’, however on the time I did not realize it,” Guardiola mentioned in 2021.
“We tried, however Tottenham have been clear that it was not going to occur.
“When that occurs two, three, 4 occasions, it is over.
“After that we noticed the squad and we weren’t so positive. We then misplaced at Spurs and in opposition to Leicester within the Neighborhood Defend.
“I by no means was upset in what the membership can not do within the switch market. I’ve by no means created a fireplace right here. When now we have some talks and we can not agree, we do it internally.”
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Though Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola did not land a famous person striker in the summertime of 2021, he managed to take action a 12 months later within the type of Erling Haaland for £51m.
The Norwegian has proved to be one of many shrewdest acquisitions of the Guardiola period having scored a staggering 124 objectives in 146 appearances throughout all competitions.
Haaland’s spectacular haul has additionally fired Metropolis to 2 Premier League titles, an FA Cup, the Champions League, the UEFA Tremendous Cup and the Membership World Cup.
Regardless of Haaland’s brilliance within the field, Jennings emphatically said Kane remained a superior participant.
However he additionally famous it will have been extremely unlikely for Metropolis to have ever paired Haaland and Kane in the identical strike drive.
“If the function within the crew is there for him, as a result of merely being the perfect doesn’t suggest that you just undoubtedly get within the crew or the crew desires to signal you,” Jennings mentioned.
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“For instance, with Erling Haaland. In fact, Harry Kane is a sensational footballer and much better, far superior to something Erling Haaland might provide.
“In case you’ve bought Erling Haaland, you most likely haven’t got Harry Kane as nicely.
“There must be room for him within the crew.”
As for Kane, he remained with Tottenham till August 2023 when he bought his transfer away to Bayern Munich.
The England captain has since shattered numerous information within the Bundesliga due to his 85 objectives in 95 video games.
Kane additionally ended his prolonged await silverware due to Bayern profitable the 2024/25 Bundesliga.
