It was a significant subplot in a seismic summer for English football - one which also involved a Euro 2020 final and Jack Grealish's Premier League -record transfer.
But the saga surrounding Harry Kane, Tottenham and Manchester City already seems a distant memory thanks to a season littered with coronavirus controversy, managerial changes and other upheaval.
Kane, the subject of a £100million bid from City in June, ultimately stayed put after the Sky Blues failed to meet the lofty valuation set by Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, with whom he believed he had a gentlemen's agreement.
