Harry Kane might return to Tottenham one day – but any ‘buy-back clause’ will be immaterial.
Daniel Levy has never been regarded as one of football’s most polished public communicators, but the Tottenham Hotspur chairman instinctively recognized an opportunity to spark a swirl of intrigue when asked by a supporter during a fans’ forum whether the club retain a buy-back clause on departed superstar Harry Kane.
“Of course,” he replied, before pursing his lips in a manner that left most of those listening unsure if he was joking or serious.
Pressed on his ambiguous answer in a subsequent interview with business publication Bloomberg, Levy elaborated. “If Harry one day wants to come back to the Premier League and he wants to come to Tottenham, we would have the ability to purchase him,” he said.
That explanation, still light on detail, hints more at a first-option arrangement with Bayern Munich — whereby Spurs would be given an opportunity to bid for Kane if he ever decides to leave the Bundesliga champions — rather than a specific agreement that allows them to re-purchase their all-time leading goal scorer for a pre-agreed price.
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