Harry Kane: Tottenham Hotspur should 'cash in' on striker for Ange Postecoglou rebuild

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Tottenham Hotspur should "cash in" connected striker Harry Kane to springiness incoming brag Ange Postecoglou a accidental to rebuild the squad, says Micah Richards.

England skipper Kane, 29, is Spurs' all-time apical scorer with 280 goals - and has been their apical scorer successful each of the past 9 seasons.

His declaration expires adjacent play and helium has been linked with Manchester United and Real Madrid.

"They're excessively reliant connected him," said ex-England defender Richards.

Celtic brag Postecoglou has agreed to go the caller Tottenham boss this summer, with the club's three-month hunt coming to an extremity aft Antonio Conte's departure.

They finished eighth this play and volition not beryllium successful Europe for the archetypal clip since 2009-10.

Asked what Postecoglou should bash if Kane says helium wants to leave, Richards told BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club: "He's got to fto him go. He's got to get arsenic overmuch wealth arsenic imaginable for him and let Spurs to rebuild their team.

"They're excessively reliant connected Kane. Every clip you spot who scored for them, it's Kane, Kane, Kane. They request thing more.

"Something it's frustrating to ticker due to the fact that he's truthful bully astatine fig 10 but you privation him further guardant astatine fig 9 to origin much occupation but he's having to bash everything by himself astatine times.

"I deliberation it's clip now. I'm definite Spurs fans would accidental 'you've fixed everything for us, let's get immoderate wealth for him, conscionable currency successful present and commencement again'.

"Give the caller manager immoderate wealth to enactment with and fto Kane spell and truly amusement everyone however bully helium is successful presumption of going to that adjacent level."

If Kane stays astatine Spurs this summer, helium could permission astatine the extremity of 2023-24 connected a escaped transfer.

"What would you alternatively do? Get £100m this play oregon fto him spell for escaped adjacent year?" said ex-Manchester City defender Richards.

Wolves defender Conor Coady, who was successful England's World Cup squad with Kane, said: "I recognize from his constituent of presumption [why helium mightiness privation to go]. I don't cognize however Spurs would beryllium blessed letting Harry Kane go.

"For the nine to accidental adjacent with a twelvemonth to spell we'll spot you, we'll find a mode without you... what mode is that?

"He's 1 of the champion players successful the world."

Kane has been continually linked to Manchester United, but 14-time European champions Real Madrid person conscionable entered the mix.

Ballon d'Or victor Karim Benzema is leaving the nine aft 14 years and Kane tops their wanted list.

The information Kane has not won a trophy is often utilized astatine a disapproval of him, but if helium leaves for Spain, it could extremity his chances of becoming the Premier League's apical scorer.

He is connected 213 Premier League goals, lone down Newcastle fable Alan Shearer's 260.

"Especially with Benzema leaving, it's determination for you," said Richards. "You tin spell to the astir historical nine successful football, there's a abstraction for you, you person to go. It's imperative for his career.

"He wants to beryllium the all-time apical Premier League scorer. But if helium went to Real and won the Champions League, it's incredible. To triumph La Liga, helium goes to a antithetic level."

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