Has Harry Kane confirmed his next club?
This is a hot take…
But hear me out.
Harry Kane may have dropped a couple of hints as to which club he will be plying his trade at, come next season.
The 27-year-old has just completed one of his best seasons ever, in regards to personal accolades at least.
Whilst it proved to be a lacklustre season for Spurs, as they ended the campaign manager-less - having just scraped a 7th place finish to secure qualification to the new Europa Conference tournament - it was a much better campaign for Kane.
The England-striker finished as top scorer, with 23 goals, having just pipped Mo Salah to the award who racked up an impressive 22 goals.
Whilst finishing top scorer in any league is an immediate success, this was just one half of what proved to be an impeccable double accolade season for the Tottenham man.
Kane finished with the most goals and assists, earning him the biggest individual prizes that the Premier League has to offer - The Golden Boot for finishing as top scorer & The Playmaker Award for finishing the season with the most assists.
With Spurs still seemingly miles away from a trophy, at the age of 27, Harry Kane may be forced to ply his trade elsewhere.
Which is where the potential clues come in.
Clue #1 - Harry’s New Boots
Image via @HKane on Twitter
There are two potential hints that we can conclude from Harry’s new boots.
Firstly, although the boots pay homage to England, amidst the commencement of their upcoming Euro’s campaign, the colour scheme points in a different direction.
Just a few days after Harry posted a picture of his new boots, Real Madrid released their new home kit for the 2021/22 season.
Image via HypeBeast
The colour schemes are almost exact, but just in case this is a coincidence, there is another potential hint.
On Kane’s new boots, he’s added his Top Scorer accolades, which are visible on the side of his customised Nike Phantom GT Elite boots.
Reading into this further, Real Madrid have not had a top scorer in La Liga since the 2014/15 season, in which Cristiano Ronaldo achieved an unbelievable 48 goals.
Is this a potential shout to the Spanish Giants?
Not convinced? Here’s another potential clue…
Clue #2 - Did Harry Kane fly to Spain?
Image via @HKane on Twitter
Well, he’s definitely not in England, I can tell you that much.
Again posting to his social media, Harry Kane entered the caption “Took the little ones on their first holiday.”
Whilst it’s entirely viable that Harry was just enjoying a brief recovery abroad, after a hectic Premier League season, it’s also very possible that he opened talks with Real Madrid.
With Real Madrid thought to be initiating a clear-out this summer, it’s possible that Harry Kane, who is still looking for his first trophy, could be persuaded to join the Spanish Giants.
What makes for another element of possibility is the recent return of Carlo Ancelotti - the former Everton manager who has just witnessed Kane’s special season in England’s top flight.
Whilst Spurs’ potential appointment of Antonio Conte as manager could potentially equate to Harry Kane staying at the club, you would think at the age of 27 and approaching the peak of his powers, Kane would now want guaranteed success, in the form of silverware.
Add in the fact that Kane has admitted he wants to challenge himself to “try to get on the level of Ronaldo and Messi” and this hot-take gains a bit more momentum.
“I’m not afraid to say, ‘I want to be the best’. I want to try and get on the level Ronaldo and Messi got to. That’s my ultimate goal - to be winning trophies season in, season out, scoring 50, 60, 70 goals season in, season out.”