Pleat: Kane Move Collapsed After Grealish Deal, No Call Made
November 3, 2025
5:42 am
Former Tottenham manager and club advisor David Pleat says the £100 million signing of Jack Grealish by Manchester City effectively shut the door on a transfer for Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur — and that the club’s hierarchy never even made the call.
Speaking on the “No Tippy Tappy” podcast, Pleat recalled the summer of 2021, when Kane was strongly linked with a move to Manchester City. “When City signed Jack Grealish for £100 m, that was the end of Harry Kane going to them,” Pleat said. “According to Daniel [Levy] they never picked up the phone. It was all …
