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Tottenham target Gustavo Varela
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Tottenham could turn to Harry Kane's World Cup back-up to solve goalscoring woes
Tottenham could turn to Harry Kane's World Cup back-up to solve goalscoring woes
Video: Tottenham duo James Maddison and Mathys Tel up for Goal of the Month award
Video: Tottenham duo James Maddison and Mathys Tel up for Goal of the Month award
Tottenham will only consider Lucas Bergvall sale under one condition as Juventus join race
Tottenham will only consider Lucas Bergvall sale under one condition as Juventus join race
Barcelona tell Pedro Porro he has to play a key role in £60m Tottenham exit
Barcelona tell Pedro Porro he has to play a key role in £60m Tottenham exit
James Maddison Tottenham
James Maddison Tottenham
James Maddison Tottenham
James Maddison Tottenham
Lucas Bergvall Tottenham
Lucas Bergvall Tottenham
Lucas Bergvall Tottenham
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Pedro Porro Tottenham
Pedro Porro Tottenham
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Harry Kane added Ballon d’Or clause in his contract but Tottenham did not
It was reported last week that contrary to rumours in the media, Spurs are not owed a bonus from Bayern for Kane winning the Ballon d’Or, with no such agreement being put in place when the two clubs signed off on the transfer three years ago.
However, Wednesday’s edition of Bild (as relayed by Sport Witness) has now revealed that the striker’s entourage were smart enough to add their own Ballon d’Or clause to his first contract at the Bavarian club.
The ‘special clause’ will see the 33-year-old being paid just over €1m (£830k) by Bayern for being crowned the best player in the world in a ceremony in London last week.
This begs the question as to why Kane’s representatives had the foresight to add this clause while Tottenham neglected the chance to do so.
Former Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is known to be a shrewd operator who tries to squeeze every possible penny during player sales, but this comes across as a glaring oversight from the former Tottenham supremo.
Kane is now the highest-paid player in Europe after new Bayern contract
After weeks of speculation, it was confirmed this morning that Kane has put pen to paper with Bayern on a new three-year contract.
According to The Athletic, sources at the Bundesliga club have shared that the new deal makes Tottenham’s record goalscorer the highest-paid player across Europe.
The report adds that Bayern do not view this as Kane’s last agreement with the club and want to continue retaining his services for the foreseeable future.
It was previously reported by Fabrizio Romano that Bayern would remove Spurs’ matching rights clause for the striker as part of the new deal. It thus appears that Tottenham’s hopes of bringing their prodigal son back home in the future are all but over.