Man Utd play down offer for Tottenham star Kane

There is an ideological ideal which argues that sport is all about confidence and ambition – standing toe to toe with bigger foes and taking your best swing – and Spurs did just that when they beat Chelsea 5-3 on New Year’s Day.

Rather than spending big money on veteran players who could push the club over the top, Pochettino put his faith in the hunger and adaptability of those younger players.

The new stadium is expected to open in the summer of 2018, ensuring Spurs will have to play their home games away from White Hart Lane during the 2017/18 season, which has prompted talk of Wembley Stadium becoming their temporary home.

“Kane is excited to start the season with us”.

We can expect to see some a backup to Harry Kane brought in as well, but for the most part Spurs will be relying on some promoted youth players and returning loanees like Deli Alli and Alex Pritchard to fill in the rest of the gaps. Any doubts about his commitment are gone, he is delighted to stay with Tottenham.

However, they’re doing a very good job in their respective positions and the sense in moving them is limited for the manager. He is young but he is very mature.

“Harry Kane was planning to be in the squad”.

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris also handed Spurs a boost by making his first appearance of pre-season, after breaking his hand during the summer, when he played the last 35 minutes. At the same time, he could help and/or ruin Tottenham’s season which is dependent on his finishing.

It’s not very often you hear the words Tottenham and title rivals in the same sentence so please put aside your disbelief and bear with me! Have Premier League defenders finally worked him out? Prior to the victory over Milan, reports in Spain indicated United had already made a massive bid for Kane and his absence in the Audi Cup match only fueled speculation.

Mowbray was spotted watching Spurs U21s in their friendly game against Birmingham City on Tuesday and he has previously confirmed that he has developed an ongoing loan relationship with the Premier League club. Last season Spurs managed to get just one goal out of their substitutes, and that needs to change.