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Speaking on talkSPORT, former Tottenham man Jamie O’Hara has dismissed suggestions Harry Kane could join Manchester United.
What did he say?
The England international has been the topic of conversation in recent days after Roy Keane suggested United should be looking to lure the striker from their Premier League rivals.
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Now, O’Hara has poured cold water over the claim, and insisted the 26-year-old would have no reason to leave Tottenham to join the stumbling Red Devils.
He said: “If you are going to go for £200m, are you going to go to Man United? No disrespect to them, even though they’ve had their great history. Tottenham are probably a better suited squad to where they are going.
“So if he is going to leave Tottenham, surely he is going to go where he can win trophies. And, for me, that is not going to happen at Man United.”
Reputation
O’Hara comments are hardly unsurprising. The Red Devils are hardly in the greatest period of their illustrious history, and currently lie in 14th place in the Premier League after picking up just ten points from their opening nine games.
However, one thing O’Hara appears to ignore is the name and status United will always have. In particular, their ability to attract big stars and high-profile names even in times of hardship. You only have to look back at their capture of Paul Pogba from Juventus when they were going to play Europa League for that season to know they can still make major moves in the transfer market.
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The Red Devils appear to have a philosophy in place of signing quality, British talent, and Kane fits the bill perfectly. Whilst O’Hara may be dismissive of United’s future chances of signing him, it would be far too naïve to completely rule them out of the running just yet.