Does Harry Kane need to Gareth Bale on Tottenham?

He’s been on everyone lips for many years. A white-hot White Hart lane man. Through the trials and tribulations from Arsenal, Watford and even Ridgeway Rovers during his youth career. The forward found a home at Tottenham Hotspur, but there’s no pot of gold accompanying it, there hasn’t been one for years. Suggesting this isn’t the end of the rainbow nor the road for Harry Kane. Whilst this transfer window is closed, there’s no certainty in football anymore. Transfer requests come in thick and fast when things aren’t going the players way; could this be a future problem for the club? As a child, he’s been pictured in a replica Arsenal shirt, yet now plays for their cross-town rivals. To put that behind him, giving 100% for the club that he most likely despised as a youngster would take some serious willpower. Yet so far, that hard work has bared no fruits. As a result, when master Kane retires to his trophy room - there’s nothing but glass cabinets. Okay, maybe there’s the Golden Boot - two of them in fact, but no team accolades. It’s also a very selfish affair to gloat about such individual awards. What can the forward do to populate his trophy room with glorious silverware? Well, if history repeats itself… leaving is the only way. Gareth “bailing-bailington” Bale, decided that the grass was greener over in Spain. The Wales international was Real Madrid's desire; with the trophy haul looking mightily impressive for the former Spurs hero. 6 years with Tottenham, 0 trophies. 4.5 years with Real Madrid, 10 trophies.

Kane can only dream of this post-celebration interviews. Whether as for Bale, they are a reality. Since Bale left, Tottenham has only finished as runner-up in the 14/15 League Cup. Nothing terribly much to write home about. Incidentally, Arsenal has won six trophies in the same period of time. (Yes, I’m counting the community shield. It’s a trophy, deal with it). Just like Bale before him, Kane consistently wins individual recognition. Spurs' Player of the Year, multiple Player of the month awards, their top goal scorer, etc. All your favourite monthly plaudits which are printed on the same paper as your junior school egg and spoon race certificate. They mean terribly little but leading us to the conclusion: this is a player who is above the team he plays for. The question is, should continue to reach for the golden obelisks with Tottenham in what is an unknown quest for riches, or deviate and take the lowly hanging branches where gold is water running through your hands. Stay with Tottenham Honourable men see the job through. Honourable men tend to be nice in character, yet nice guys finish last. It’s this crosspoint that Kane finds himself on. Whilst no credible news story has reported him away from the club, it must be going through his mind: “Can I really win things here?”. He wants to believe it, he cherishes the thought of Spurs winning a major honour. How sweet would it be for him, showing all his doubters and prior clubs wrong. Harry Kane, medal winner - in your face Arsenal, in your face Watford, in your face Ridgeway Rovers (ok, maybe not the last one). It would also be endearing to the club that gave him this chance. He’d be repaying the debt by at least seeing the club bring home silverware. After which he could comfortably move and now he’d always be a hero. We have to consider that Tottenham’s everlasting lack of silverware elevates Kane handsomely. They’ve not won a trophy nor been in the Champions League consistently. This reality makes Harry Kane the best thing to happen to the club in the post-Bale era. Whilst he’s not the human embodiment, he’s fairly close to it. We’re talking about a person if his career ended tomorrow, he’d have a statue outside Tottenham’s ground. They’d also be spared the arduous repetition which constantly sees them having to replace their star player. They tried to spend all the money they got for Bale and ended up with some awful acquisitions. Roberto Soldado for example. They were lucky enough to have Kane in the ranks, but they probably wouldn't be as lucky a second time around.