Football: 'Totally committed' Kane wants to see a successful Spurs side, says manager Ange Postecoglou
New Tottenham coach Ange Postecoglou said on Monday Harry Kane was «totally committed» to his vision for the north London club as speculation mounts over the England captain's future. Kane has entered the final 12 months of his six-year Spurs contract and has been courted aggressively by Bayern Munich. Unfazed by the uncertainty ahead of next month's start of the English Premier League season, Postecoglou said his initial discussions with Kane had been instructive.
«I had a good chat with Harry… nothing earth-shattering or defining,» he said before Tottenham's pre-season friendly against West Ham in Perth on Tuesday.
«Me and Harry were perfectly aligned in… we want to see a successful team this year.
»He's here and while he's here, he's totally committed to what we're doing."
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Bayern Munich honorary president Uli Hoeness added to the tug-of-war for the 29-year-old's services by telling journalists on Saturday Kane's «mind is made up» to switch to the Bundesliga champions.
«No one has spoken to me from Munich,» Postecoglou said.
«If other clubs want to talk about our contracted players, that's more of an issue for them than us.
»There are a lot of people that know Harry better than me but he's not going to get fazed by anything."
Kane headlines Tottenham's 31-man squad for their pre-season tour to Perth, Bangkok and Singapore. But captain Hugo Lloris is a notable absentee, with the goalkeeper granted permission to skip the trip as he seeks opportunities elsewhere. The no-nonsense Postecoglou's first game in charge of Tottenham will be in Australia, to where his family emigrated from Greece when he was five.
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