2020-04-08_Daily_Express

Harry must start

thinking about

winning things

56 Daily Express Wednesday, April 8, 2020

there’s a willingness to do

it again. But players don’t

want that imposed.”

● FIFA have cleared

the extension of

player contracts until

seasons are finished

and approved the

transfer window being

moved.

But players were last night still

adamant that they will not be

forced into taking wage cuts.

Most are willing to discuss

wage deferrals – as long as they

get a guarantee they will

eventually get the money back.

PFA chief executive Gordon

Taylor is backing that stance,

saying: “Players have often

deferred wages before and

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Cancelling the season might suit

some but with the finishing line in

sight Doherty is adamant it shouldn’t

happen.

He added: “My opinion is that I

want to see the games out, of

course. It might be a different

story if we had 20 games

left. It would just be

impossible then,

but with having

nine games left you

could get through them

pretty quickly.

“So yes I would

rather finish the season

because I think there

would be too many

complications if you

were to end it right

now.

“There would be too

many problems for the

league to sort out, so the

best idea would be to

finish at some point.”

MATT DOHERTY says killing off the By Dave Armitage

season would be heartbreaking for

Wolves.

They are sixth in the Premier

League and chasing a Champions

League spot – and have reached the

knockout stages of the Europa

League.

Defender Doherty said: “If we

don’t get to finish the season it will

leave a sour taste.

“We’re on the cusp of another

really great one and the

possibilities are more than what

we had last season.

“Champions League football

is a possibility and we’re in the

knockout stages in Europe.

“It was becoming really

exciting for us – a real big

opportunity that we couldn’t

wait for. We were looking at the

fixtures and couldn’t wait to

play the games.”

It’s been a meteoric rise for

Nuno Espirito Santo’s men

after being promoted only

two years ago. They were

seventh in their first

season back in the top

flight – and now this.

Doherty fears side’s golden

effort could all go to waste

DOHERTY: On the cusp

of Champions League

having made the Bulgarian a

star during his time there.

But as well as winning two

titles at United, Berbatov

reached the Champions League

final in 2009. He also clinched

the 2010-11 Golden Boot.

Berbatov told Betfair: “When

I left Spurs it was a difficult

decision to make.

“I was following my own path

and I knew people wouldn’t be

happy, but I had to do it. I come

from a small country and when

one of the biggest clubs in the

world came in for me, it was my

dream.

“There is a strong connection

between Spurs and United –

Teddy

Sheringham

was at

Tottenham

then went to

Old Trafford, I

was a Spurs

striker and

went to United

and now Kane,

also a striker, is

being linked with

a move

there.”

struggling for form and

consistency in the race for a top-

four place when the season was

suspended.

Kane has four years left on

the £200,000-a-week deal he

signed in 2018 but that has not

stopped some of the biggest

clubs being interested.

Nor did it stop the Chingford-

born marksman from admitting

for the first time last week he

could leave if his club did not

start winning trophies.

Kane said: “I love Spurs, I’d

always love Spurs, but it’s one

of those things. I’ve always said

if I don’t feel progression in the

team then I’m not someone to

stay there for the sake of it.

“I’m an ambitious player, I

want to improve, I want to get

better. I want to become one of

the top, top players.

“It all depends what happens

with the team and how we

progress. So it’s not a

definite I’m going to

stay there forever, but

it’s not a no either.”

Berbatov recognised

the dilemma facing

Kane, with Spurs

By Darren Lewis

FOOTBALL: KANE URGED TO QUIT TOTTENHAM

HE’S ON

TARGET

Harry Kane

still scored

27 goals in

31 games

this season

before he

was injured

HARRY KANE has been urged

to put himself ahead of

Tottenham if Manchester

United come calling this

summer.

The plea has come from

Dimitar Berbatov, above, who

quit Spurs for United in 2008.

Berbatov duly clinched two

Premier League titles in four

years at United and believes

Kane will satisfy his lust for

silverware by making the same

move.

“I see a lot of similarities with

what is happening with Kane,”

said the Bulgarian.

“I feel it’s a similar time in his

career to where I was when I

made the move. You start to

question if you’re on the right

path and you think about

winning things.”

United are among a number

of clubs with a long-standing

interest in Kane, who despite

being injured in January still

scored 27 goals in 31

appearances for club

and country.

Without him,

Spurs crashed out

of the FA Cup,

the Champions

League and

were

COPY ME AND MOVE TO

UNITED SAYS BERBATOV

You start

to question

if you’re on

right path

PREMIER LEAGUE clubs were By David McDonnell

each locked in discussions with

their squads last night to try to

resolve the wage cuts crisis.

After joint meetings with the

Premier League, the FA, the PFA

and players, clubs are now being

left to work out a compromise

with their squads individually.

Video meetings between club

captains, senior players and

their clubs took place yesterday.

Taylor: Deferral on players’ terms

TAYLOR: Supports

stance taken by players