Two former defenders who played with Harry Kane recall his early years. Sebastien Bassong was in the Tottenham side when a young Kane was rising through the ranks.
He was hungry for goals. Obsessed. Kind of selfish. He wanted them so much, all the time. He was shooting from all over. At times it irritated the older guys when he trained with us and didn’t pass.
That’s what made me laugh about him. Jermain Defoe spoke to him a few times — he was getting irritated because he didn’t get the ball.
He reminded me of Gareth Bale when he came through, an introvert — but not in a bad way.