One former Tottenham Hotspur striker has been speaking about the England captain and the current crop of attackers at the north London club
Clive Allen believes Harry Kane should win the Ballon d'Or and is confident that Tottenham's current crop of attackers will soon start hitting the back of the net.
Kane is one of the leading candidates to lift the trophy next month after a remarkable season in which he scored 73 goals for club and country. He will face competition from 19-year-old World Cup winner Lamine Yamal with Kylian Mbappe also in the mix. Both scored far fewer goals for club and country than Kane but reached international landmarks with the latter becoming the top goalscorer in World Cup history with 22 goals.
Kane, the record goalscorer for his country and for Tottenham before moving to Bayern Munich in 2023, has to win the Ballon d'Or according to former Spurs and England striker Allen.
"I believe Harry should win the Ballon d’Or, yes and purely because of what he has achieved. When you look at Ballon d’Or winners over the years, they have always been exceptional in what they have achieved," said the 65-year-old. "That is how it should be judged and there is no one better than Harry Kane over the last two or three seasons."
Allen, who was appearing at a Spurs' Hall of Fame event, is steeped in Tottenham history. His father Les was part of the double-winning side in the 1960/61 season while his cousin Paul played alongside Clive for the club and his brother Bradley is currently a successful U18s coach within the academy.
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"Obviously I was born into it. It is in my blood. I was born into this football club. My father played in, as he told me, the best Tottenham team ever and he was right. It was the double side from 61, I was born in 1961 and I truly believe this football club is in my blood," he said.
"I enjoy my involvement. I have played, coached and managed here and obviously now working with former players on matchdays and involved with SpursPlay, which is the club's media platform and I thoroughly enjoy it. I am looking forward to the season ahead. It has started tough but I think we have the quality to come good as the season unfolds."
Spurs currently sit bottom of the Premier League after five matches but Allen believes that the summer overhaul at the club will eventually pay dividends for Roberto De Zerbi.
"The new signings are players with Premier League experience. They have that understanding of what it takes in the Premier League. They will all be hurting because of the start we have had, as we all are. Looking at the quality we have, we know there is a lot more to come and I am sure that will happen," he said.
Allen knows what it takes to score goals for Spurs. He netted 82 goals in 135 matches for the north London outfit, including 49 in all competitions in the 1986/87 season on the way to winning the PFA Player of the Year award. He believes the current misfiring forwards at Tottenham will come good once that first goal hits the back of the net.
"It is all about confidence. I know from my playing days, the first thing you want when you start a new season is to get off [the mark] and be scoring because of the confidence that gives you and the belief that gives you," he said. "I’m sure as soon as those strikers find the back of the net, that [confidence] will come because they have undoubted ability."