It is hugely unlikely that Harry Kane will bid farewell to Spurs any time soon – but Serie A star Arek Milik is still a man to keep an eye on.
Let us imagine for a minute that Harry Kane had grown fed up at the North London nearly men and decided, instead, that fighting for the Champions League with Real Madrid alongside Gareth Bale and Luka Modric was the next logical step in his career.
Who in world football would be capable of stepping up and replacing a player who has not only scored 75 Premier League goals in the last three seasons but is a homegrown fan favourite, too?
According to Calciomercato, that man may just be Arkadiusz Milik.
The report claims that Tottenham are big fans of the Polish international forward and if Kane was to seek a move away, which seems hugely unlikely with Mauricio Pochettino stating that the striker dreams of staying in North London regardless of how many trophies Spurs lift in the next few years (The Sun), the club will turn their attention to Milik.
As reported by The Mail, Milik cost Napoli £30 million when they signed him from Ajax as a replacement for Gonzalo Higuain last summer but an excellent start to life in Serie A was soon thrown off kilter.
A serious cruciate ligament injury left the 23-year-old on the sidelines for over a year and, by the time he had returned, one-time winger Dries Mertens had evolved into one of Europe’s most feared centre-forwards.
Milik, however, is a striker similar to Kane in skill-set alone. He possesses the ability to drop deep as a number ten or lead the line on his own and, while lacking natural pace, is an excellent finisher around the box.
Yet, it does not appear that Kane is going anywhere soon. Or, for that matter, in the next ten years.
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