Kane has made a mockery of those who suggested he would be little more than a one-season wonder after his breakthrough campaign of 2014/15. Since then, the striker has claimed back-to-back Golden Boots and only the most lucrative of deals would tempt Tottenham into selling. Spurs chiefs will be worried by Real Madrid chiefs regularly talking up the quality of the England international. Florentino Perez, the Real president, recently said Tottenham would demand a world-record fee for their number 10.
Liverpool rejected a £118m bid from Barcelona in August – the third offer the La Liga giants had made in the summer transfer window – illustrating the heights his reputation in Europe has reached.