Manchester United have better striker signing options than Harry Kane

The cleverest piece of play from Harry Kane before the end of the season would be to appoint a new agent. Charlie Kane advised his brother to commit to another six years - his peak years - to trophyless Tottenham in 2018. Replacing Charlie with an expert intermediary would be a more clinical move than any of Kane’s finishes.

The glory glory was not about to be restored to Spurs five years ago. When Kane scrawled his signature on those papers, Tottenham had just lost a second successive FA Cup semi-final and finished below Manchester United in the Premier League table. Ie. they had peaked under Mauricio Pochettino.

The fortuitous run to the Champions League final in 2019 almost vindicated Kane’s loyalty yet Spurs did not turn up in the Madrid final. Since then, they have appointed two serial winners to coach and coax the club into winners. Jose Mourinho was dismissed six days before a cup final and Antonio Conte is unlikelier to be at Spurs next season than Kane.

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Mourinho's and Conte’s winning streaks jars with Tottenham’s losers mentality. Chairman Daniel Levy has - and always will be - the biggest problem. The club have won one League Cup since he assumed control in December 2000.

Kane is out of contract next year and turns 30 in July. He is approaching a fork in the road yet there will be a narrow field of takers.

Chelsea would mischievously relish poaching Tottenham’s talisman but they are unlikely to have Champions League football to offer. United are likely to and are the only realistic English club Kane would move to.

Beyond these shores, there is Bayern Munich, yet to recruit a direct replacement for Robert Lewandowski. Bayern would all but guarantee winners’ medals