Harry Kane shows true Tottenham colours after transfer deadline day U-turn

Even if he left Tottenham Hotspur to fulfil his wish of winning club silverware, Harry Kane’s love for the club has never diminished. That is proven in his well-wishes to new signing Mathys Tel.

Tottenham remained active into the late hours of the night, even beyond Monday’s transfer deadline all so that they could announce the loan capture of striker Tel from Bayern Munich.

It marked a dramatic U-turn as only three days prior the 19-year-old had told chairman Daniel Levy he did not wish to make the move. A deadline day call from Ange Postecoglou helped change his mind and now he has moved to North London on loan with the €55m (£45.7m) option to join permanently for six years.

As it turns out, it was not only the boss that was able to convince Tel. As the February recruit explained himself, Kane was also another peer he turned to for advice.

“He told me this is a big club with a lot of very good people,” said ex-Rennes man Tel. “The pitch is very nice. The training centre is very good. And if you go there, you can enjoy it. So everything was positive from Harry Kane.”

And now Tottenham’s record goalscorer has sent his own well wishes to Tel after his move, speaking via his Cleats Club app.

“It’s a great move for both parties. Mathys is a great guy, really hard working and full of potential. It’ll be important for him to get some minutes under his belt, get some regular game time and hopefully develop, keep improving and fulfil all the potential that he has.

“It’s great for Tottenham to have a young, hungry player with loads of talent to hopefully score some goals and help push Tottenham as far as possible. I wish him all the best and hopefully he has a fantastic time there, I know he will. I’m sure all the fans will make him feel really welcome as well.”

The reality of the situation is that Kane, not only through his advice, was a key reason in Tel moving this winter. Had it not been for the England captain’s €100m (£86.4m) switch to Bavaria in 2023, there might have been a striker’s position to fill.

It was he who was keeping Tel consigned to a lesser role, but now from that new message Kane hopes to see not only the Frenchman succeed but also his former club benefit, as is his selfless nature.

A season-and-a-half after his departure he continues to support the club. After the November win over Aston Villa, he was asked what he had done that day on Cleats Club and replied : “A chilled Sunday with the family and watched the Spurs game. Great second half.”