Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy will sanction the departure of Harry Kane to Manchester United for a world-record fee of £200million because of financial worries and exasperation with England’s captain for going off-message during the coronavirus crisis.
Levy has made it clear that Spurs would agree to let Kane leave this summer.
Tottenham fear the financial repercussions of the current lockdown more than any other Premier League club because they are still paying for their new £1billion stadium.
It’s significant that Spurs were among the first top-flight clubs to furlough non-playing staff despite the negative publicity it attracted.