Tottenham do not have a simple buyout clause for Harry Kane, amid questions over whether he would even consider returning while Daniel Levy remains at the club.
The prospect of Kane one day making a sensational return to Spurs was raised on Tuesday evening after chairman Levy confirmed to fans that the club had secured a buy-out clause in the deal which saw the striker join Bayern Munich over early this year.
However, since Levy’s public statement, multiple sources have told Mail Sport that while there is a mechanism that could open the door for Spurs to re-sign Kane, it is believed the facility is not a simple buyout clause.
Sources say the clause gives Tottenham first option on Kane should he ever return to the Premier League, while there also appears to be no fixed price, meaning Spurs would still have to negotiate terms. fresh with Bayern. Neither Tottenham nor Kane’s representatives have confirmed the details of the clause.
More pertinently, however, there are doubts over whether Kane would even consider returning to north London while Levy remains at the helm.
Mail Sport understands Tottenham do not have a straightforward buyout clause for England captain Harry Kane – who secured a £100million move to Bayern Munich this summer.
Club chairman Daniel Levy (right) claimed Spurs had a buyout clause in place during a fans forum.
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Heading into the summer transfer window, Tottenham had lost their grip on Kane’s future because the 30-year-old had entered the final 12 months of his contract.
That meant the prospect of Kane leaving on a free transfer in 2024 became a real possibility – but one that Levy was desperate to avoid given the striker’s enormous value.
Ideally, Spurs wanted Kane to sign a new contract to avoid this scenario, but the striker has shown no desire to re-sign.
As a result, Levy became increasingly difficult in his approach to sanctioning Kane’s departure, as it became clear that his only two options were to sell him or lose him for nothing next summer.
When Levy finally approved Kane’s move to Bayern, it was claimed that the Spurs president pushed back on parts of the deal that Kane and the Bundesliga club believed had been agreed.
This led to the attacker missing his originally planned flight to Germany, delaying the finalization of the deal.
Additionally, Kane was not allowed to re-enter Spurs HQ at Enfield in the hours before his departure, although the club insist this was because it would have been inappropriate for the striker to take part in a training session after the club agreed. expenses.
All of this would have made relations between Kane and Levy strained.
The strained relationship between Kane and Levy is believed to pose a serious obstacle in case Spurs want to launch a sensational return bid.
Kane came through Tottenham’s academy before leaving the club as their all-time top scorer.
Kane is fully focused on his new club career with Bayern as he finally looks to win his first winners’ medals.
The striker will also lead England’s race to win their first major trophy since 1966 at Euro 2024 next year.
But with Kane just 48 goals away from breaking Alan Shearer’s all-time Premier League record of 260, expectations have always been that the former Tottenham striker will one day return to England’s top flight.
However, as things stand, the freezing of relations between Levy and Kane would pose a significant obstacle to any future return to Spurs for the striker.
Meanwhile, during his appearance at a Spurs fans forum on Tuesday, chairman Levy suggested the appointment had admitted that the appointment of “trophy managers” Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte was a mistake.
Levy sacked both high-profile bosses – as well as Nuno Espirito Santo – before appointing Ange Postecoglou earlier this summer.
The striker is fully focused on his new career with Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy (pictured) admitted it was a ‘mistake’ to appoint Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte.
And speaking to fans when asked about the nominations, Levy – who did not mention Conte or Mourinho by name – replied: “I want to win as much as everyone else, but the frustration of not winning and the pressure of maybe some players and a lot of the fanbase, that we need to win, that we need to spend money, that we need a big manager, that we need a big name , it affected me.
“I had gone through a period where we almost won. With Mauricio (Pochettino) we had some very good times. We are not there yet but we are very close and we have changed our strategy.
“The strategy was to call on a trophy manager. We’ve done it twice and you have to learn from your mistakes. They are excellent managers but perhaps not for this club.
“We want to play a certain way and if that means it has to take a little longer to win, maybe that’s the right thing for us. That’s why bringing in Ange (Postecoglou) was, to my point of view, the right decision.