Alan Shearer warns Spurs Harry Kane decision could anger James Maddison

Tottenham risk ‘pissing off’ new signing James Maddison should they decide to sell Harry Kane this summer, according to Alan Shearer.

The England skipper is said to be giving serious consideration to finally leaving his boyhood club amid concrete interest from Bayern Munich.

An opening offer of €70million was immediately rejected by Spurs on Tuesday but the German champions are expected to return with an improved bid imminently.

Kane has just 12 months left on his current contract and is in a strong bargaining position with Daniel Levy who would prefer not to sell the club’s talisman to a Premier League rival.

While resolving Kane’s future remains the No.1 priority, Spurs are making progress with their own summer recruitment drive.

The signing of goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario was confirmed yesterday, while Maddison’s arrival from Leicester is imminent after a £40m agreement was struck.

Shearer, however, believes Maddison would be questioning his decision to join the north London club should he be denied the opportunity to play alongside is international teammate.

‘My first thought when hearing about Bayern’s bid for Harry shot in the direction of James Maddison, who has been the subject of negotiations between Spurs and Leicester City, his present club,’ Shearer told The Athletic.

‘If I was Maddison, once I’d got personal terms out of the way, the first thing I’d be asking of Tottenham is assurances that Kane isn’t leaving. Imagine how pissed off you’d be if you’d pictured yourself creating chances for one of the world’s best finishers and then, bang — he’s gone.’

On the conundrum facing Spurs and Levy, meanwhile, Shearer added: ‘Daniel Levy, the Tottenham chairman, has a reputation in the game as a tough negotiator but this summer represents a crossroads.

‘Tying Harry down to a six-year contract in 2018 was a genius piece of business because it gave the club huge protection when City and others came calling, but it presents them with a dilemma now. They could sell him for a decent fee or hold their nerve, gamble on him agreeing new terms and risk him leaving for nothing in a year.

‘Levy is not somebody I know personally, but I would be surprised if he was willing to let Harry join another Premier League club, unless it was for ridiculous money (these things are relative) and it would kill him to let him go for nothing, particularly when a replacement would likely cost a fortune and inevitably be inferior.

‘Even the biggest clubs have to sell at some point, whether to reinvest or refresh, but gauging the right moment is fraught. And without Kane, Spurs are toothless.’

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