‘There have been big games in big times when Harry Kane has been non-visible’: Simon Jordan slams Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy for calling the England captain a ‘legend’… claiming the striker has been ‘a contributing factor’ to their lack of silverware
- Simon Jordan has hit out at Daniel Levy for giving Harry Kane ‘legend’ status
- The former Crystal Palace chairman said the striker was the reason Spurs failed
- The 29-year-old has one year left on his deal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Simon Jordan has slammed the ‘legend’ status projected onto Harry Kane by Daniel Levy, and blames the striker for Tottenham‘s lack of success in competitions.
Earlier in April, Tottenham chairman Levy declared the England captain’s status as legendary while talking to the Cambridge Union – despite the lack of silverware on a club level – and expressed his hope for a Kane statue outside the stadium one day.
But businessman Jordan, a former chairman of Crystal Palace, accused Levy of ‘talking in soundbites’, and believes the 29-year-old’s performances in a Spurs shirt have contributed to their failure to win trophies.
Jordan told talkSPORT: ‘As a commercial animal who looks at the football club in a certain way, I don’t like banding around terms like “legend”.
‘I’ll let the fans do that or let the media do that. I think when the owner starts doing it you fall into the scenario of trying to please people because Daniel will view Harry Kane in a certain way where he’s there to do a job.’
Daniel Levy told the Cambridge Union that Harry Kane is a ‘legend’ for Tottenham Hotspur
Simon Jordan told talkSPORT that the label was meaningless due to their lack of silverware
Jordan said Levy’s comments were ‘playing to the gallery’, before adding ‘I wouldn’t be sat there talking about my players as “legends”. I’d be saying they’ve been absolutely fantastic for the football club, I’ve looked after them, they’ve looked after me and long may it continue.’
The businessman continued: ‘I think primarily Kane is part of a team that has been unsuccessful, and he has been a contributing factor to that as well.
‘Because there have been big games in big times when Harry Kane has been non-visible.’
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