Harry Kane now faces the decision that has become the backdrop to every move in his recent career, after Tottenham Hotspur agreed a deal in principle to sell the England captain to Bayern Munich.
Kane has maintained his magnificent form for club and country, becoming record scorer for both, while playing amid a constant swirl of transfer speculation that has involved Manchester City, Manchester United then - in far more concrete fashion - Bayern Munich.
He has not shown any inclination to extend his career-long stay at Spurs with only a year left on his contract, forcing chairman Daniel Levy to bend his "not for sale" stance and choose between collecting £86.