Harry Kane can win trophy at Spurs but being legend also important, says Levy

Tottenham’s chairman, Daniel Levy, has insisted Harry Kane can fulfil his ambition of winning a trophy with the club. Kane is approaching the final 12 months of his contract and there are concerns over his future with no manager in place and another season soon to end without silverware.

Tottenham’s record goalscorer has often made clear his desire to win trophies and is expected to be a target for clubs in the Premier League and abroad this summer. Kane said in January, after breaking Jimmy Greaves’s Spurs goalscoring record, that he expected to have talks with the club regarding his contract “over the coming months”.

Levy, giving a rare interview at The Cambridge Union debating society, said: “He can absolutely win a trophy at Spurs, but being a legend is also important. The fact that he’s the top scorer for Tottenham Hotspur, he’s making history. I hope one day there is a statue of Harry Kane outside our stadium.”

Levy has been at Tottenham since Enic bought the club in 2001. During a 42-minute session held in Cambridge on 14 March but released on YouTube on Wednesday, he reflected on a number of issues, including a trophy drought since 2008.

“It’s been an incredible journey,” Levy said. “In the 22 years Tottenham has progressed enormously in that time period. Not as much as a fan we would hope but the journey’s not over and we’re still hoping that we are going to get that trophy that we need.”

He tried to put the club’s record under his chairmanship in perspective. “When we first came into Tottenham winning was making sure we stayed in the Premier League,” he said. “And then as time goes on and we got more successful it’s about getting into the Europa League, getting into the Champions League. And obviously the