The transfer that didn't happen and gave birth to Harry Kane
Danny Welbeck's failure to join Tottenham facilitated the signing of Harry Kane for Spurs.
Harry Kane's rise to the top was not a straight line, but one of waiting, doubt and silent persistence. In his early days with Tottenham, the young striker seemed more like a promise than a certainty. His loan spells at smaller clubs (Leyton Orient, Millwall, Norwich and Leicester) were apprenticeships, not necessarily a harbinger of the birth of one of the greatest forwards of his generation
Yet his career was to be changed not by a moment of brilliance of his own, but by a transfer that never happened. According to Argentine former Tottenham Hotspur and current US national team manager Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham and Arsenal had made an offer to Manchester United for current Brighton player Danny Welbeck when an injury to French international forward Olivier Giroud forced the Gunners to raise their offer in order to immediately fill the void that the Frenchman's absence would leave.
As Mauricio Pochettino has recounted, that summer of 2014 Tottenham looked elsewhere for a solution in attack. The failure to sign Danny Welbeck, due to Arsenal's intervention at the last minute, left an unexpected void. Kane filled that void. Pochettino offered him space, time and, most importantly, faith. The young Englishman responded almost poetically: the goals began to flow, his confidence soared and his name gained weight. From an alternative, he became a reference point. That season was not just a burst of productivity; it was the birth of an attacking leader, a player who would define an entire era for his club and his national team.
Manos Staramopoulos
Journalist and Analyst of International Football and Affairs
Chief Editor English Zone of Discoveryfootball.com
Athens (Greece)
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