Situation has arisen before at Spurs with Bale and Modric but Kane has an even deeper link with the fans
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Tottenham takes in an increasingly angry fanbase and a team that have fallen short of expectations this season. The chairman backed José Mourinho to deliver a trophy and then, with results having stalled, sacked him six days before the Carabao Cup final on 25 April. The bullet had been loaded and yet the timing of its discharge does not look any less curious today.
Ryan Mason, the 29-year-old caretaker, in his first managerial post, is trying manfully to steady the ship, although it is easy to feel sorry for him as he sits in the crosshairs of media conference questions that he cannot answer. He is a temporary appointment and so he has no say on club strategy decisions such as recruitment, player departures or, cough, joining a European Super League.