The future of Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane could be one of the most talked about tales as far as this summer's transfer window is concerned.
Kane, who helped Spurs complete their Premier League campaign with an impressive 4-2 win over Leicester City at the King Power Stadium yesterday afternoon, has signalled his desire to leave the north London club this summer to fulfil his ambitions of winning trophies.
The striker, who scooped the Premier League Golden Boot for a third time as a result of his strike against the Foxes, has grown frustrated with what is going on at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the club's lack of silverware in recent years.
Last week, Kane, in an interview with Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville, revealed that conversations were needed with Spurs owner Daniel Levy in regards to his future and that an exit could not be ruled out.
"I think so. I think it’s definitely a conversation to be had with the club," Kane said. "Yes, like you say, I want to be playing in the biggest games. The biggest moments.
"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."
On Levy, Kane added: "He’s been great with me if I’m totally honest. I mean, he’s always rewarded me with contracts. Like obviously I signed maybe a four or five-year deal when I was 21 but I’ve done well so he’s added to that. He’s been great with me.
"He’s been fair with me. He’s never kind of just held me on to a contract and said 'No, I’ve paid you that. You’re going to stay on that'.
"So, we’ve always had a good relationship, but yes, I’m not sure how that conversation will go if I’m honest, but you know what it’s like as players you don’t know what the chairman is thinking."
With Kane refusing to rule out the idea of an exit this summer, speculation about his future is already rife. Manchester City have stormed to the top of the betting charts and are considered as the favourites to land the England captain, whilst Manchester United and Chelsea are also thought to be keen.
Kane has dropped a subtle hint that City is his preferred destination after admitting that playing alongside Kevin De Bruyne would be a "striker's dream."
"Oh De Bruyne for sure," he said when asked who is the player in the Premier League that he looks up to and thinks he could supply a great level of service. "When I watch De Bruyne play he’s a special, special player and some of the balls I see him put in for City are just a striker's dream if I’m honest but yeah he’s an outstanding player.
"You’ve seen him, he’s an outstanding player with the ball, off the ball, pressing, but his delivery is as good as I've ever seen to be honest."
Whilst City will be on the hunt for a striker this summer, with Sergio Aguero leaving the club, cross-city rivals United are also on the hunt for a new consistent source of goals.
However, United could be warned off even attempting to lure Kane to Old Trafford if they listen to the advice given to them by former manager Sir Alex Ferguson. That is because the Scot, who enjoyed so so many years of success with the Manchester club, revealed six years ago that he had a bad experience when dealing with Levy in regards to transfers, admitting that his hip replacement was less painful.
"That whole experience was more painful than my hip replacement," Ferguson wrote in his new book back in 2015, despite eventually sealing a deal for Berbatov.
As well as making that claim in relation to the signing of Berbatov, Ferguson also referred back to the time that Michael Carrick swapped White Hart Lane for Old Trafford.
"I must say negotiations were very difficult and went on for ages," said Ferguson of Carrick's £18.6million transfer.
"I always remember I thought it was done and [former Spurs chief executive] David Gill phoned me on the golf course to say they want more.
"Typical Daniel Levy! It was very hard to negotiate but, at the end of the day, we got it through and, ever since he joined us, he’s had a fantastic career."
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