Harry Kane has left his Tottenham future hanging in the balance – after revealing he won’t make his decision until AFTER the Euros.
The England skipper, valued at £150million by chairman Daniel Levy, broke his silence on the next stage of his career as he headed to Albania for Sunday’s 2022 World Cup qualifier in Tirana.
Asked if he’d have to move to win trophies, Kane said: “I think that’s a hard question to answer right now.
“It’s important that all my focus is on the two England games coming up now and the rest of the season with Spurs and then the Euros.
“To be thinking about speculation or rumours would be damaging in terms of my own performance.”
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And his stance is certain to panic Tottenham fans with speculation mounting the 27-year-old star striker is planning to quit the club this summer.
Kane has become frustrated at failing to win any trophies after more than a decade at Spurs.
But although he faces a dilemma over his next move, he’s vowed uncertainty over his future won’t affect him leading England this summer.
Kane added: “I always like to be focused on one goal and one job and that’s to finish strong with Spurs, win these qualifiers with England and hopefully go on and have a great Euros.
“Look, I try to stay out of that speculation as much as possible. I’m fully focused on doing the job on the pitch from now until the end of the summer and then we’ll see where we go from there.”
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That’s hardly comforting news for boss Jose Mourinho and Levy even if Kane is under contract until 2024.
Tottenham face Manchester City in the Carabao Cup Final next month and are pressing for a top four finish after an erratic season which saw them lose the North London derby to Arsenal and crash out of the Europa League before the international break.
Kane said: “It’s been a difficult spell at Spurs but, look, we went into the Arsenal game winning five games in a row.
“Obviously the Arsenal game was difficult to take – in a north London derby you never want to lose. And going out of the Europa League was a big disappointment.
“But we bounced back last Sunday with a win and I think when you look at the bigger picture we’re a couple of points off top four and we’ve got a cup final to play.
“So if by the end of May we’ve finished in the top four and won the Carabao Cup I think everyone will say it’s been a pretty good season.
“In my career and as a person I never get too high or too low. It’s part of football.
“You’re going to go through tough spells and good spells. It’s important just to keep focused on the bigger picture.
“That’s what I’m trying to do and I’m sure the team are trying to do as well.”
