Harry Kane is once again being linked with a move away from Tottenham Hotspur this summer amid talk of Manchester United reigniting their interest in the striker.
Kane seemed on the verge of a move to Manchester City last summer but the club had multiple bids rejected by Daniel Levy as he remained keen on keeping his most important asset.
The England striker has long been Spurs’ talisman but has failed to collect any trophies to match his impressive goalscoring exploits.
His former Spurs teammate Kyle Walker found himself in a similar position whilst at the club and essentially forced a move to Man City in order to give himself a better chance of achieving success.
Walker has since won 10 trophies since his 2017 exit, and former Spurs assistant manager Gus Poyet has urged Kane to now make the same decision if he wants to avoid a trophy-less career.
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Speaking to bettingexpert.com, Poyet said: “I thought Harry Kane was leaving last summer, I was convinced.
"When he didn’t, from a football side, I was a little bit disappointed because he made a strong call and then he stayed. I don’t know how they convinced him, but we’ll see in the summer again.
"If we look at Kyle Walker, he went to Man City to win and he’s won [several trophies since leaving Tottenham]. He’s the player he is because he’s at Man City.
"I had the feeling that Harry Kane was leaving, so I won’t put money on any situation right now because I don’t know.”
Kane is still desperate to win something at Tottenham but faces a big decision given the club's current situation leaves them nowhere near challenging for the Premier League title, while qualification for the Champions League hangs in the balance.
Tottenham boss Antonio Conte has even admitted the task is bigger than he had imagined with Spurs currently seventh in the table with the FA Cup their only remaining chance of silverware this season, and reports suggest he could even walk out at the end of the season.
Kane is said to be a big fan of Conte and is on-board with what he wants to achieve in north London, but if the Italian goes, it will leave him in a difficult position.
Kane will turn 29 in the summer and can ill-afford to stick around at a club which can no longer match his ambitions.
Levy still holds the keys to his exit though, given Kane still has another two years to run beyond the end of the current campaign, while Man City are reportedly eyeing Erling Haaland as a younger and cheaper alternative.
A switch to United could be a more viable solution, particularly if former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino ends up in the hotseat at Old Trafford, though it would still take a huge bid for Levy to even consider a sale, especially to a top four rival.
Kane's statement to the Spurs fans last year announcing he would stay put "this summer" was telling - who knows where he will be by the end of the next one.
