Letter to Daniel Levy: Please don’t sell Kane to this rival

Lurking behind the scenes and ready to pounce, Chelsea have made their interest in signing Tottenham’s Harry Kane crystal clear. 

Arkadiy Abramovich badly wants Kane to lead Chelsea’s front line into next season. The Blues are also in hot pursuit of Erling Haaland, but Dortmund have thus far repelled their advances. Dortmund is demanding over £100 million for their most prized asset.

Abramovich, come hook or crook, usually gets what he wants. The Fat Cat Russian tycoon has more wealth to throw around than most countries. And now he has Kane in his crosshairs, desperately desirous of Tottenham’s ace, whom he’ll relentlessly pursue, like an annoying fly hovering around the dinner table.

Please Mr. Levy, if anything in the modern era of football is still sacrosanct and principled, do not sell the club legend to, aside from the Gunners, our most loathed domestic adversary. Selling Kane to Chelsea would be tantamount to treason, an unforgivable act of betrayal and treachery.

After everything Tottenham supporters have been through over the years, please do not pour hot sauce into our already gaping, infected wound. I don’t care what the Blues offer to sweeten the pot. You must make a stand, an uncompromising stance on the best all-time player to come out of Tottenham. The gravity of that statement alone tells you all we need to know.

The Metro is reporting that Chelsea are offering Tammy Abraham and Kepa Arrizabalaga in a potential swap deal.  I don’t care if they offer Timo Werner, Christian Pulisic and Mason Mount into the pot.  (Ok, offering that specific trio might be an extreme example).

The point is, where Chelsea is concerned, Kane is not for sale. Or at least he shouldn’t be. It’s bad enough to envision Kane wearing a Manchester City or United shirt, but at least they’re northern teams. Don’t get me wrong, we still dislike both Manchester outfits, but that antipathy pales in comparison to the contempt we feel for our west London neighbours.

Mr. Levy, you can still come back from the rash of recurring hare-brained decisions you’ve made in the last 18 months. If you take action to make amends, forgiveness from supporters is a possibility. However, there is no coming back from selling Kane to Chelsea. You’d have no hope of redemption, forever brandished a pariah.

Please don’t make the worst mistake of them all, no matter the financial upside.