A former and current Tottenham superstar treated very differently for same choice

First of all, Kane is inarguably more valuable to Spurs than Eriksen was.

Just over a week ago Kane strolled down the fairway of a pristine golf course with Gary Neville to discuss his future. Now viewed 1.2 million times, Kane made clear his intentions to win major honours, which was tantamount to an admission of a probable exit plan.

Kane unilaterally decided to chat freely with Neville. His choice to exclude Tottenham from his plans angered Daniel Levy, who felt he deserved some forewarning. Sound familiar?

So how do Kane’s actions differ from Eriksen’s choice to go public? If we’re honest with ourselves, other than the source of the controversy being one of the club’s best ever players, they don’t.

While the decision by both players to go public are identical, hopefully the results differ.

Tottenham chose not to act immediately on Eriksen’s plea to be sold.

Whether Levy couldn’t secure the perfect deal or due to the club’s inability to fill the void left by the dashing Dane, Spurs waited months before finally offloading Eriksen to Inter. The club’s prolonged activity contributed to a severe dwindling of Eriksen’s market value.

Waiting to make the deal also facilitated an increased level of animosity and resentment between Eriksen, the club and supporters. It became insufferable, with supporters jeering and heckling the blackballed Dane.

Hopefully the top brass have learned from the Eriksen debacle and, once Kane submits his official request for a transfer, sell him quickly to the highest bidder. (as long as that is not Chelsea)

Tottenham do not want another prolonged purgatory, where the player loses the will, motivation and commitment to perform but remains at the club as a lame duck.

That would be catastrophic for Spurs, who can ill-afford a repetition of the fiasco we witnessed with Eriksen less than two years ago.