It doesn’t add up… Ian Wright claims Harry Kane’s Tottenham contract makes no sense

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Ian Wright believes Harry Kane’s contract at Tottenham Hotspur simply doesn’t make any sense.

Pundit Ian Wright has told Sky Sports’ The Debate that Harry Kane’s contract at Tottenham Hotspur simply doesn’t add up, as he is still up to £150,000 behind other players in terms of weekly earnings.

Spurs beat Barnsley 1-0 on Tuesday night thanks to Dele Alli’s winning goal, handing Mauricio Pochettino a welcome boost after the disappointing 0-0 draw with Swansea City last weekend.

The result keeps Spurs in the hunt for all the major trophies this season, with Pochettino hoping to finally clinch some silverware, either from the Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup or even the Champions League.

A trophy is all that Tottenham are missing after three years of strong development under Pochettino, whilst pundits have praised their work becoming a title challenger whilst also being financially responsible.

Chairman Daniel Levy has kept a firm control of the Tottenham wage bill, even for superstars like Harry Kane, who have shown great loyalty in staying with Spurs despite interest from other clubs.

Kane, 24, has hit a stunning 77 goals since the start of the 2014-15 campaign, winning two successive Golden Boots for his remarkable goalscoring feats in North London.

However, Kane remains on around £100,000-a-week in wages, and whilst that makes him a top earner at Tottenham, a born goalscorer like Kane could earn twice or even three times that amount with another club.

Now, pundit Ian Wright has told Sky Sports’ The Debate that Kane’s contract numbers ‘don’t add up’ given that he has been the Premier League’s top goalscorer two years in a row but remains £120,000 to £150,000 behind other Premier League players in wages, and believes that Kane will have people in his ear constantly telling him how much he could earn if he left Spurs and joined another club, meaning Tottenham may be under increasing pressure to break their wage structure over the coming years.

“When you’ve got someone like Harry Kane, who has won two Golden Boots in three years, and he’s still probably £120,000 to £150,000 behind somebody, it doesn’t add up,” said Wright. “It doesn’t add up, it doesn’t make sense. If I was in his shoes, yes I’m going to be loyal to Spurs right now, but you cannot tell me that people are not in his earhole. He’s probably under pressure all the time, simply because of what he is capable of earning right now,” he added.