Harry Kane’s outstanding goal record speaks for itself. He’s a top class striker with a deadly finish in his locker, and I think he would do well at Liverpool.
Yes, the Reds don’t quite play the way Tottenham do, and Kane isn’t going to put in the same shift as a certain Roberto Firmino but he would still score a ton of goals, and ultimately it is goals that win you games.
Not only that but at just age 130, Kane is already a proven Premier League veteran having scored 198 times. There would be no risk in signing him as he already has England’s top flight well sussed out.
I think the one thing I admire most about him is his desire to score.
Remember when he was in the race for the Golden Boot with Mohamed Salah in / and appealed the Premier League’s decision to award him a goal initially given to team-mate Christian Eriksen?
Well, he won that appeal. At the time I remember thinking what a selfish thing to do.
But this level of petty, which might be a step too far for some in what is a team sport, comes right out of the Luis Suarez playbook of fighting tooth – quite literally in Luis’ case – and nail for everything, even when the game is over.
Kane became a laughing stock at the time, but that hunger and determination is something he has bags of and you can’t really argue against more of it being added to Liverpool’s world leading squad.
Ian Doyle – ‘No’
Why are Liverpool the best team in England and the current world champions?
It’s because they are the best team.
From the moment Jurgen Klopp arrived at Anfield, the emphasis has been on the collective, the recruitment based solely on the sum of the parts.
Of course, the better the individual, the better the chance of success. The signings of Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker, among many others, is proof of that.
But everything is done with the principle of the team first and foremost. Sure, a player may be outrageously talented, but does their presence disrupt the system?
Which leads us to Harry Kane.
There’s no doubt Kane is a world-class striker. He can score a variety of goals from a number of positions, and his distribution and eye for a pass is underappreciated.
And when it comes to making the Most of a defender’s challenge, there are few better.
Kane, though, simply wouldn’t fit into the current Liverpool side in a way that would get the most out of him and his potential new team-mates.
Signing him wouldn’t just involve his transfer fee – it would probably mean the reconfiguring of other areas in the team, at perhaps even greater cost.
For his part, Jurgen Klopp absolutely loves Kane, his respect well known. And if money wasn’t an object then he’d perhaps consider a cheeky move for the Tottenham Hotspur man.
But it is. And he won’t. It’s just not happening, folks.
Joe Rimmer – ‘Yes’
Harry Kane battles for possession with Virgil van Dijk (
One hundred and eighty one goals.
That’s how many Harry Kane has scored in games for Tottenham. He’s only .
Indeed, Kane has notched of those strikes in the Premier League, leaving him shy of Alan Shearer’s record of 460.
You wouldn’t bet against him overtaking the Newcastle legend either.
Now look, Liverpool aren’t going to buy Kane. Let’s get that straight. But if there was just the slightest chance, I believe that they’d be mad not to make it happen.
That’s just what the big clubs do.
And I know what you’re going to say, Kane doesn’t fit in. He doesn’t fit the mold of what Jurgen Klopp wants in a central striker. He’s no Roberto Firmino. That much is true.
But teams evolve. The best teams change and get better. Eventually Liverpool will have to if they want to dominate for any period of time.
And Klopp has worked with strikers like Kane before, see Robert Lewandowski. That worked out just fine.
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Manchester United’s dominance in the (s and 90 s was based around buying the best goalscorers and building a team around them.
After Eric Cantona came Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole, after Yorke and Cole came Ruud van Nistelrooy, after Van Nistelrooy came Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Evolution. Dominance.
There’s also the added bonus of weakening a potential rival and making a statement.
All of the above players established United’s position at the top of English football. One recruit ultimately led to another.
Goals are the most valuable commodity in football. They cost a lot of money and they deliver prizes.
Harry Kane guarantees goals and if Liverpool bought him, they’d make it work. And they’d reap the benefits.
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