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Harry Kane: Which Africans could replace Man United target?
The Tottenham Hotspur striker is rumoured to be moving on, but could any of the continent's stars replace him?
Harry Kane’s apparent desire to leave Tottenham Hotspur has been one of the hot talking points in world football over the last 10 days.
The striker is coming off the bank of another remarkable campaign, in which he again won the Golden Boot, but is understood to be unhappy with the progress being made by Spurs.
While there are no guarantees that the England superstar will leave North London—despite the reported interest from Manchester United—his potential exit was the key talking point on this week’s African Football HQ Unplugged podcast.
Reluctantly looking ahead to a potential future without Kane, Malek Shafei and Ed Dove discuss and assess the potential African talents who could move to North London as a (part) replacement for the 27-year-old.
There is no shortage of options, with the likes of Paul Onuachu, Simy Nwankwo and Patson Daka among those players to have scored hatfuls this season.
For Shafei, Daka might be the ideal player to come in to help ease any burden caused by Kane’s exit.
The Zambia striker—the joint top scorer during Africa Cup of Nations qualifying—has enjoyed a sensational season in Austrian football with Red Bull Salzburg, ending the campaign with the Player of the Year award.
He’s been linked to the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal, but Spurs—either as a protégé to or successor for Kane—should also be considering the frontman.
For Dove, Kelechi Iheanacho could be the answer.
The Leicester City striker has finally got the playing time he so long lacked this term, finally deputising effectively for Jamie Vardy and then forging a starting berth for himself with the Foxes.
There were some outstanding performances, some eye-catching goals, and records broken as well…Iheanacho is now Africa’s all-time top scorer in FA Cup history.
Some may argue that it’s a purple patch for the 24-year-old, while others will believe that we’re finally seeing the realisation of a talent that has promised so much for so long.
With Leicester City missing out on the Champions League—again—might Spurs see an opportunity in Iheanacho, and a potential successor for want-away Kane?
