Ange Postecoglou defends decision to make changes as Tottenham exit Carabao Cup
Tottenham reportedly barred Harry Kane from the club’s training ground hours before he completed a £100million transfer to Bayern Munich earlier this month. The England captain ended his 19-year-long association with the north London side this summer as he moved to the Bundesliga champions, but not before some late drama in the deal saw him turned away by Spurs.
The Telegraph have claimed that Kane was sent an email by the club ahead of the proposed move, formally stating that it would not be appropriate for him to return to the club’s training ground complex as Spurs chief Daniel Levy was in the final stages of negotiating their record sale.
The decision ensured that Kane was unable to say his goodbyes to team-mates in person and was not given the opportunity to collect his personal possessions himself, as he awaited the green light to fly to Germany to sign for Bayern.
Those possessions were instead sent on to the 30-year-old and his family, who were also not permitted to enter their suite in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – casting a dark cloud over what had appeared to be an amicable parting of ways.
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As Kane was waiting to fly to Germany, he informed the club that he wished to return to the training ground in order to prepare for Spurs’ opening game of the Premier League season against Brentford, in case the transfer collapsed at the final hurdle.
But he was told verbally and then formally via email to stay away, as head coach Ange Postecoglu and the club’s stars instead sent video messages from Kane as he bid them farewell and wished them good luck for the campaign.
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Kane posted a farewell video on social media after his departure was confirmed, but made no mention of Levy as he thanked the supporters and his team-mates. “This is a thank you to all my teammates over the years,” Kane said in an emotional speech. “My coaches, all the managers, every single staff member to do with the club from the kit man to the chefs, everyone involved.
“Obviously I’ve built special relationships with a lot of people. And most importantly, I want to say thank you to the fans. From the moment I’ve been playing I’ve been one of your own and I’ve given everything that I possibly could’ve just to make you proud and give you as many special moments and memories that will hopefully last forever.”
A club spokesperson did state that Kane and Levy have exchanged messages since the transfer was completed, as Spurs insisted that he was not required to train at the time and he is expected to return to the club when possible to say his goodbyes in person.
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