ARSENAL legend Arsene Wenger has claimed he knows the message Harry Kane was trying to get across in his latest interview.
The Spurs talisman, 29, recently hinted he could stay in North London beyond the summer as he discussed “getting back to” the standards of the Mauricio Pochettino era.
Arsene Wenger has analysed Harry Kane’s recent interview regarding his futureCredit: Getty
The Spurs striker has one more year left on his contractCredit: Getty
Kane has one year left on his Tottenham contract, but has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United at the end of the season.
It comes as Spurs are set to miss out on Champions League qualification – less than two months after Antonio Conte’s dismissal left the club in disarray.
Now Wenger, an iconic manager of Tottenham’s bitter rivals Arsenal, has had his say on the England captain’s future.
And he believes the purpose of his most recent comments was to address the lacklustre standard in the squad.
Speaking on beIN Sports, he said: “Translated it means that not everybody gives the maximum to perform during training to be good enough in the game.
“Is it down the character of the players or is it down to the whole atmosphere inside the training ground or the coaches? I don’t know.
“You need to live every day with players to know what’s really going on, and what works and what doesn’t work.
“You have to create a culture inside the club that allows the players to perform.
“You need clear rules for everybody to see what you tolerate and what you don’t tolerate. When you talk about values, most of the time it is [about] what is not tolerated.
“Players like Harry Kane have high standards. He is now frustrated because for years the team looked on the way up. Since two or three years they look to have failed again.”
Wenger also came to the conclusion that Kane will depart in 12 months when his contract expires.
He added: “If you are his agent, Harry Kane has one year to go, in one year he is completely free, what do you tell him?
“Give your club a last chance and then you go.
“It’s not about money, but, in the end, it’s always about money.
“He will not go for less than £80million. You don’t find strikers of that quality.”
Despite still searching for a first trophy of his career, Kane is Tottenham and England’s all-time record scorer.
And his winning goal against Crystal Palace on Saturday moved him clear of Wayne Rooney into second on the Premier League’s all-time top scorer list with 209 goals.
He is now just 51 shy of Alan Shearer’s benchmark of 260.
