John Wenham does not believe fee Tottenham received for ‘world’s best striker’ Harry Kane was worth selling for
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Tottenham did not need the money for Harry Kane, who was “seemingly happy to stay at the club”, according to John Wenham.
Following years of speculation, Kane finally left his boyhood club Tottenham this summer, in a deal worth £100million, as he switched life in the Premier League for a Bundesliga adventure with Bayern Munich.
For the player, it is almost guaranteed that the move will be a success, full of major honours. For Spurs, however, the impact of their record goalscorer’s departure is much less clear and it remains to be seen how they will adapt to life without the England captain.
And Wenham believes it was a mistake to sell the 30-year-old, suggesting that the money involved was not as important as what he bought to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Speaking exclusively to Tottenham News, Wenham said: “For me, personally, I would have rather Kane stayed at the club. We don’t need the money and as I’ve said before, we could have recovered the money in other ways.
“With him in the side, we’re far more likely to finish in a Champions League position. Therefore, I don’t think it was the right decision to sell him when he was seemingly happy to stay as well.
“He had a very close friendship with James Maddison, and I would have loved those two to have played together, quite similar to Darren Anderton and Teddy Sheringham back in the day.
“It was a real blow to lose Kane, and I feel especially sorry for Ange Postecoglou, who had used him throughout pre-season as his main central striker. Therefore, to lose him was obviously a difficult blow for Postecoglou as well.
“However, I do see the argument that you’re selling him for £100million upfront with £20million in potential add-ons, which is great for a player that has 11 months left on his deal and is 30 years of age.
“Overall, though, I still don’t think the fee was worth it considering we would have done better this season with Kane, and there is no doubt about that, I mean we’re talking about the world’s best striker.
In other Tottenham news, Wenham believes that the club must now focus on outgoings until the transfer window slams shut.