Tottenham striker Harry Kane knows he is at a career crossroads if he is to reach the levels of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The world’s biggest clubs have been put on red alert this week after it emerged that Kane could look to leave Spurs at the end of the season.
Kane has become one of the most feared strikers in European football and the market for him promises to be an intense one.
There are conflicting reports about how forceful the 27-year-old will be in terms of pushing for a move, but there are few doubts he would be open to one.
Kane recently conducted an interview with Gary Neville on the Overlap YouTube channel, in which he discussed the state of his career, his ambitions and whether he could actually leave his boyhood club.
Here are the five biggest takeaways we’ve taken from Kane’s chat with Neville.
1. Wouldn’t rule out leaving Tottenham
Undoubtedly the biggest talking point to emerge is the fact he has admitted he wouldn’t rule out leaving Tottenham.
Many fans hope that he will stay a one-club man and end his career where it all started.
But asked about his career ambitions, he confirmed that he would not close the door on a potential exit.
"For me it is, I don’t want to have come to the end of my career and have any regrets," he said.
"So, I want to be the best that I can be. I’ve said before, I’d never say that I’d stay at Spurs for the rest of my career. I’d never say that I would leave Spurs."
2. Spurs talks planned - and he will have final say
After missing out on the Champions League this season, Tottenham are at risk of missing out on Europe altogether next term.
And he told Neville that he wants to be in those games right now and plans to hold talks with chairman Daniel Levy, although hinted he will have the final decision on his future
He added: "Like, this season I’m there watching the Champions League, watching the English teams in there doing amazing. They are the games that I want to be involved in.
"I want to be in them games. So for sure, it’s a moment in my career where I have to kind of reflect and see where I’m at and have a good, honest conversation with the chairman. I hope that we can have that conversation."
"I’m sure that he’ll want to set out the plan of where he sees it but ultimately it’s going to be down to me and how I feel and what’s going to be the best for me and my career this moment in time."
3. He’s in no rush
But in contrast to what has been widely reported, Kane stated that although he wants to win trophies, he still believes ‘he has another career’ left and is in no immediate rush.
"I still feel like I’ve still got almost another career to play. I’ve got another seven or eight years. Kind of what I’ve had so far in the Premier League.
"So I’m not, I’m not rushing anything. I’m not desperate to do anything, but I just want to be the best version of me.
“I feel like for sure I’ve got so much more to give. I feel like I can be even better than what I’ve been. I can produce better numbers than what I’m producing at the moment."
4. Can he achieve his personal ambitions at Spurs?
Jose Mourinho once told Kane that he would take him to the next level to rival Ronaldo or Messi.
And he feels that he is certainly good enough to be placed on a pedestal with the game’s two biggest stars.
"I feel like I can. I’ve said before and people. I’m not afraid to say that I want to be the best. I’m not afraid to say I want to try get on the level that Ronaldo and Messi got to.
"You know, that’s my ultimate goal. That’s my aim, to be winning trophies season in, season out. Scoring 50, 60, 70 goals season in, season out.”
Whether he can reach that level in north London is a huge question mark.
5. Perfect time to sell for Spurs?
Should Daniel Levy actually sanction a sale, it will reset the market for British players and likely come close to a world record fee.
A valuation of around £150million has been mooted and Kane certainly seems to think he’s worth around that amount right now, hinting it could be the perfect time to sell.
"I don’t know, I mean he might want to sell me. He might be thinking 'If I could get 100 million for you, then why not?'
"Do you know what I mean? I’m not going to be worth that for the next 2 or 3 years."
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