Former Serie A membership tried to signal 20-year-old Harry Kane: ‘There was contact’
Stories in Italy present how former membership Livorno made an try to signal a 20-year-old Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur again in the summertime of 2013 following their promotion to the highest flight on the finish of the 2012-13 season.
Which Italian membership tried to signal a younger Harry Kane from Tottenham?
In keeping with a narrative reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport, Livorno, who at present compete in Serie D after a sequence of relegations and a rebranding in 2021, had been involved with intermediaries in an try to signal the long run England captain earlier than he had made his Premier League breakthrough at Tottenham.
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Kane, at the moment, had simply returned to Tottenham after a season out on mortgage, initially with Norwich Metropolis, after which with Leicester Metropolis within the Championship, the place he had scored two objectives from 15 appearances.
In keeping with Armando Picchi, sporting director at Livorno on the time, there had been discussions over a possible mortgage cope with an obligation to purchase.
“We sensed one thing on the time, he had glorious numbers,” Picchi stated in a current interview with
MUNICH, GERMANY – APRIL 08: Harry Kane of Bayern Munich is challenged by Yann Sommer of FC Internazionale as he makes a save in the course of the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Quarter Closing First Leg match between FC Bayern München and FC Internazionale Milano at Fussball Area Muenchen on April 08, 2025 in Munich, Germany. (Photograph by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Pictures)
“Kane was proposed by an agent. He had scored a few objectives for Leicester within the Championship, the English Serie B. There was contact, President Spinelli gave it the okay, and we tried to arrange the deal for a mortgage with an choice to purchase, I don’t keep in mind the determine.”
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In keeping with experiences from La Gazzetta dello Sport, that determine would have been someplace within the area of €500,000.
“Livorno had simply achieved promotion to Serie A, (Davide) Nicola was within the dugout. We have been searching for a younger striker to revolve round Paulinho. We appreciated Kane instantly, however the negotiations light away.”