Tottenham have given Manchester United a Harry Kane transfer boost

Harry Kane has almost everything required to be one of the greatest strikers of the modern era. He can score with either foot, and he can score with his head. He can create chances, and he can win matches on his own. The only thing he lacks is a club with the same ambition.

No matter how many goals the 29-year-old goes on to score, his lack of trophies will always be held against him. Even after a record-breaking international break, there is no way he'll be able to address that issue until next year.

“The individual accolades are well deserved and are amazing. But he wants to be part of a team that is successful,” Gareth Southgate said after the forward was presented with a golden boot on Sunday.

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Kane faces a huge decision this summer as he enters the final year of his Tottenham contract. The captain must decide whether he will finally look for a fresh challenge elsewhere, or whether he will decide to stay put, potentially committing the entirety of his senior career to the North London club.

He has been guilty of falling for Tottenham's hyperbole in the past, and has been a loyal servant to a club that has a reputation for falling short, even when defying expectations under the brilliance of Mauricio Pochettino.

Right now they face another trophyless season after exits from all the cup competitions, face an uncertain battle for a top-four finish and are without a manager.

No matter how confident chairman Daniel Levy might be, it will take some effort to convince Kane again that his best chance of winning something will be staying at a club that has gone a 15th year without silverware.

Conte was the seventh full-time managerial appointment at Tottenham since they