Tottenham Hotspur are set to lose Harry Kane to Bayern Munich this summer and Liverpool could face the same problem 12 months from now.
Harry Kane did what he does best on Sunday afternoon, when Tottenham Hotspur hosted a friendly against Shakhtar Donetsk at White Hart Lane. After 90 minutes of play, the England captain scored 4 times, helping the home team to win an impressive 5-1 victory.
However, despite his performance, Kane made headlines for his actions after the final whistle, with the Spurs forward perhaps offering supporters a hint as to what may happen regarding his future in the coming days and weeks. After the clash ended, the 30-year-old ran a lap around the pitch, applauding the fans and appreciating their support.
With the possibility of a move to Bayern Munich on the horizon, many supporters interpret Kane’s gesture as a goodbye. Whether he leaves the Bundesliga before the market closes remains to be seen, but if he does, Spurs will lose an irreplaceable and greatly missed player.
In the Premier League last season, the north London side scored 70 goals, with Kane responsible for 30 goals, equivalent to about 43% of the team’s total goals. Including all three assists throughout the season, his direct involvement in Spurs’ total goals increased to 47 per cent.
Replacing him is almost impossible, with his fearsome move to Germany almost giving Liverpool a warning as Mohamed Salah enters the final two years of his contract. Now 31 years old – a year older than Kane – the Egypt international won’t be able to continue in such high form forever, and the Red Devils could be tasked with replacing him in the near future.
Salah’s current contract expires in 2025, meaning that if Liverpool want to increase the transfer fee for his services, he will likely have to sell next year. Indeed, interest from Saudi Arabia has surfaced in the summer but the slick forward is not going anywhere before the new season.
Salah’s agent, Ramy Abbas Issa, made the confirmation Monday morning by posting on Twitter:
“If we were considering leaving the LFC this year, we wouldn’t have renewed our contract last summer. Mohamed remains committed to the LFC.”
Like Kane, Salah has been a major source of goals for Liverpool in recent years. Since moving to Merseyside from AS Roma in the summer of 2017, the African striker has scored 137 Premier League goals, averaging one every 133 minutes.
Salah tends to average around 23 Premier League goals per season based on his performance since joining Anfield, with the Egypt captain also totaling 58 assists in the shirt. Liverpool. And besides his remarkable ability to deliver meaningful returns, he is also injury-free, averaging around 34 appearances per Premier League season out of a possible 38.
Jürgen Klopp is known for picking up gems in the transfer market, but Salah is simply indispensable, and replacing him is almost impossible. He scores goals, creates chances, rarely gets injured and, most of all, is left-footed. Looking at the attacking options at Anfield at the moment, every player prefers the right boot, from Diogo Jota to Cody Gakpo, Luis Díaz, Darwin Núñez, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai.
Salah is one of Merseyside’s few left-handed players, with Harvey Elliott – now a midfielder – perhaps the only player with left-footed attacking potential. Spurs could be in immediate decline as the impact Kane’s loss would create, and Klopp must do everything in his power to ensure Liverpool do not suffer the same fate.
The German boss has time on his side as he prepares for the possibility of losing his star amulet, but Salah is essentially navigating the final 24 months at the moment, possibly even 12 months after it goes on sale for a high price next summer. .
