Harry Kane has reminisced about playing under Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham in an interview that may prove an insight into his future.
The England captain is out of contract at Spurs next year, meaning that this summer could be the final opportunity for the north London club to cash-in on their star man. However, there is no indication that the club will sanction an exit this summer.
Kane, 29, is on Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag’s target list this summer as he is on red alert to sign a central striker at Old Trafford. United are desperate to sign an elite central striker and believe Kane’s contractual situation will mean that a deal is possible.
However, Kane’s latest comments have given an indicator on his current stance. In a wide-ranging interview, he spoke of leading dressing room talks with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy regarding their concerns over the direction of the club.
Yet the striker spoke particularly admiringly of Pochettino’s tenure at the club between 2014 and 2019, reminiscing that these were his happiest years as a player.
“Yeah I think whenever you have a good moment as a team, I think we had three or four really good years when we were competing at the very top and that was without spending loads of money,” Kane told Sky Sports, remembering Pochettino’s spell at the helm when asked specifically about the coach.
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“We had a really good mixture of young and experienced players. It's impossible in football to click your fingers and go back to the good times and say 'let's go back to what it was', because every season and every situation is different. But I feel like there were some values at that time and some culture that really made us achieve the things we did.”
Kane added: “So maybe we've lost parts of that over the last few years and it's about looking back at that and seeing the good things we can take from that and trying to implement that in the future.”
Pochettino is close to being confirmed as the new boss at Chelsea, a year after he missed out on the managerial role at Man United to Ten Hag. While the Red Devils have enjoyed an impressive resurgence under the Dutchman this season, it could feasibly be Pochettino at the helm instead.
Had United chosen to appoint the Argentine rather than Ten Hag, it may have strengthened their pursuit of Kane – who will be a prime target this summer, yet any deal is likely to be wrought with complications. Any Chelsea move for Kane would be complicated further by the relationship between the clubs.
