Harry Kane sees himself being at Tottenham Hotspur "for a very long time" and is fiercely determined to win trophies at his boyhood club. The striker, who has enjoyed a sensational breakthrough season, scoring 30 goals at club level and one more on his England debut, has been linked with Manchester United, who are primed to embark upon a summer spree.
Kane, however, signed a new contract at the beginning of February that ties him to White Hart Lane until 2020 and, speaking on The Clare Balding Show on BT Sport 1, which airs on Thursday at 8pm, he made it clear where he sees his future.
“Spurs is where I’m at and where I plan to be for a very long time,” Kane said.
“We’ll be looking to win some good trophies in the future. I want to keep progressing and keep getting better. This season has been crazy and more than what I ever expected to do so early on but it’s happened, and it’s how you deal with it.
“I am hoping to go on and win many trophies for Spurs and for England. That’s always been the aim since I was a kid, dreaming of lifting the trophy one day for them. I want to be a player that does everything he can to reach his ability and I’ll keep working hard. I want to win trophies.”
Kane reflected on his dream season, in which he has been named as the PFA’s Young Player of the Year. He said the highlight was his debut for England against Lithuania in March, when he came on as a substitute to score after 79 seconds. His favourite domestic moment was the two-goal performance in the 2-1 derby victory over Arsenal in February.
“The thing that stands out is the England debut and the England goal,” Kane said. “Any footballer growing up wants to represent their national side and to do that and score on my debut at Wembley is just what dreams are made of. I don’t think it’s sunk in even yet.
“The club highlight was the derby, it was my first north London derby as well. To win 2-1 the way we did, and scoring a goal so late on – it was just incredible to share that with my team.”
Kane will go to the European Under-21 Championship with England in the summer and he agreed that he would be a marked man next season.
“I think so,” he said. “But that’s part of it. I’ve got to cope with that. A lot of people say second seasons are harder than the first because people are now expecting you to do stuff so, yes, it’s down to me to work hard and improve.”
(Guardian service)
