
England and Tottenham captain, Harry Kane has denied refusing to return to Tottenham to train with his peers amid reports of an impending £150m transfer to Manchester City.
The England captain has been the subject
of intense scrutiny after failing to report back to Spurs for pre-season
following his post-Euro 2020 break, with manager Nuno Espirito Santo revealing
earlier this week that he had not even spoken to Kane since he was employed as
Coach .
The star wants to move to
Manchester City after spending a decade at Tottenham and in an emotional
statement released on Friday, August 6 said that he has 'never refused to
train' and is hurt by Tottenham fans 'questioning my professionalism'
In the statement Kane said he will
return to Tottenham on Saturday.
'While I won't go into the specifics of
the situation, I want to clarify that I would never, and have never, refused to
train,' Kane said.
'I will be returning to the club
tomorrow, as planned.'
Kane revealed his hurt at Spurs fans who
have criticised their talisman's perceived poor behaviour in an effort to make
his transfer to City happen, saying that for almost a decade supporters at
White Hart Lane have 'shown me total love and support'.
'That's why it hurts to read some of the
comments that have been made this week, questioning my professionalism,' Kane
said, adding that he 'wouldn't do anything to jeopardise the relationship I
have with the fans.'
"It hurts"- Harry Kane denies
reports he has refused to return to Tottenham training amid ?150m rumored
transfer to Man City.
The statement by Kane comes after City
boss Pep Guardiola talked about his desire to sign Kane publicly on Friday.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has no
intention of selling Kane - who still has three years left on his Spurs
contract - for less than £150million, meaning City would have to break the
British transfer record again just after signing Jack Grealish for £100m.
'If Tottenham don't want to negotiate,
it's finished,' Guardiola said. 'If they are open then all the clubs in the
world will want to sign him.
'It depends on Tottenham. Harry is an extraordinary striker. We are interested in him but if Tottenham don't want to negotiate, nothing more to say.'
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