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What winning the Carabao Cup would mean to Tottenham

By Gary Pearson

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 21: Interim Head Coach of Tottenham Hotspur, Ryan Mason reacts during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 21, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 21: Interim Head Coach of Tottenham Hotspur, Ryan Mason reacts during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 21, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) /
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Will winning sway Harry Kane to stay at Tottenham?

Expecting a Carabao Cup victory to help sway Harry Kane’s decision to stay at Tottenham might be slightly hopeful. Yes, it would represent Kane’s first ever team trophy, the magnitude of which should not be diminished.

But I doubt it will be enough to convince Kane to stay. Beating City will whet his whistle, making him more hungry than ever to achieve more team honours. But it definitely won’t satiate his burning desire to win the Premier League or a different domestic league title if he decides to leave, and the Champions League.

Those are the trophies Kane has set his ambitious eyes on, and rightly so. It would be selling Kane entirely too short to expect him to be satisfied with a solo Carabao Cup.

However, winning the Carabao Cup could impact his decision when it comes time to make up his mind. He might use it as a stepping stone, knowing that greater accomplishments with Tottenham could be on the horizon. It took Steven Gerrard, who remained at Liverpool for his entire career in Europe, eight seasons to win his first trophy — the 2006 FA Cup — with Liverpool.

Kane, if he leads Tottenham to glory on Sunday, would win his first trophy with the club as he verges on completing his seventh full season at the club. Nobody, unless you’re in his close cohort, can know where Kane’s mind is on where his future lies.

But winning a Carabao Cup certainly can’t degrade the likelihood of Kane staying put in north London.

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