HARRY KANE should threat the wrath of Spurs followers to power via his dream transfer to Manchester Metropolis.
That’s the warning from former Metropolis defender Joleon Lescott, who confronted an analogous dilemma when he turned one of many first big-money recruits on the Etihad again in 2009.
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England skipper Kane has informed Tottenham he needs to depart however has been unable to steer chairman Daniel Levy to agree a deal.
And Lescott is aware of what the striker, 28, goes via after Everton rejected two bids from Metropolis earlier than reluctantly promoting him for £24million.
Lescott even requested to be disregarded of Everton’s opening sport following the 2 rejected provides.
However boss David Moyes denied his request and Lescott was booed by indignant Toffees followers throughout a 6-1 residence defeat by Arsenal.
Lescott, 38, mentioned: “It’s very tough to power via a transfer, significantly when that form of factor will not be in your character.
“I didn’t have the energy to not go to coaching like Harry Kane has finished — and I wasn’t ready to do this.
“Now his status with Tottenham might be tarnished and the followers will probably be pissed off and upset with the way in which it seems.
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“However nobody ought to query why he needs to affix Metropolis as a result of they’re averaging two trophies yearly and also you’re working with the most effective gamers and coaches with the most effective services.
“Folks mentioned I used to be solely going there for the cash, which was by no means the case, however I received two league titles and two FA Cups with Metropolis.
“And Jack Grealish will win much more than that if he sees out the contract he’s simply signed with them.”
Lescott, a boyhood Aston Villa fan, has no doubts that Grealish will take his sport to new heights following his British report £100million transfer to the Etihad on a six-year deal.
He mentioned: “I would like Jack to turn into the most effective participant he will be — and to do this he needs to be competing within the Champions League.
Nobody doubts his capacity however when you’re not within the Champions League there’s a query as as to if you’ll be able to succeed on the highest degree.
Joleon Lescott on Jack Grealish
“I’d like to see Villa taking part in in that competitors, however at this second they’re not fairly there and now Jack has the chance to indicate the world what he is able to.
“Nobody is doubting his capacity however when you’re not within the Champions League there may be all the time a query as as to if you’ll be able to succeed on the highest degree.
“For Jack, I feel taking part in for Metropolis will really be simpler than taking part in for Villa as a result of opponents received’t have the ability to double up on him any extra.
“If groups put two males on Jack, that leaves time and house for Phil Foden, Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne or Riyad Mahrez.
“So that they’ll must go man for man and everyone knows what Jack is able to when it’s one on one.”
However Lescott warns that Grealish, 25, should undertake a special mindset from his time at Villa, the place he was all the time the primary man and assured to begin each sport.
He mentioned: “I used to be from the period of, ‘Should you play nicely, you keep within the workforce’ — however nobody expects to play each sport at Manchester Metropolis.
“All of them perceive the significance of rotation as a result of the focus ranges wanted to carry out to Metropolis’s requirements within the Premier League and Champions League are so excessive.
“In fact you’d like to play in all of them, however if the supervisor tells you that you just’re not taking part in on Saturday as a result of they’re saving you for the Champions League, it’s not as when you’re being dropped.
“Pep Guardiola has not created this unbelievable squad simply to cowl for accidents.
“He picks gamers on the idea of whether or not they’re going through a low block or a excessive line — and which gamers are greatest suited to win the sport.
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“I’d have beloved the chance to work with Pep however I left Metropolis the yr earlier than he arrived.
“However I’m proud to say that I used to be a part of the membership’s breakthrough once we beat Manchester United within the 2011 FA Cup semi-final and confirmed everybody that we had been real contenders and never simply the noisy neighbours.”
- Joleon Lescott was attending the FA and McDonald’s Grassroots Soccer Awards to have a good time the implausible people who go above and past for the grassroots sport. See www.mcdonalds.co.uk/football to seek out out extra.
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