Tottenham coach Antonio Conte said today that he believes that Harry Kane is happy in the team and that the club is on the right track to convince him to extend his contract.
Kane’s contract expires in two years, but the club want to keep the 29-year-old striker for longer than that. The captain of the English national team started the season well, scoring four goals in the first four games in the Premier League, in which Tottenham won 10 of a possible 12 points.
- You know very well that you make the right time with your project (for contract extension). If a football player also understands that there is a proper process, that everyone is going in the same direction, I think every player wants to see that. There is a vision, there is a direction and there is a unity to try to improve the team and to improve the team to the level of his expectations – said Conte, reported “Sky”.
The Italian coach stated that he is not aware of the details of a possible new contract with Kane nor is he involved in any potential negotiations.
Tottenham will play West Ham in the London derby on Wednesday, starting a two-game-a-week schedule until the World Cup in Qatar, and Conte wants his players to be happy and committed now.
- My opinion is just one of a million opinions. We are talking about a first-class striker, a footballer who is currently Tottenham’s most representative player. I would certainly like him to sign a new contract. But, at this moment, it is very important that I see that he is happy, fully involved in this season, in this project and in what we are doing. Then it’s a decision that the player and the club have to make – said Conte.
Source: Beta/Meridian