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Kane told he must leave Tottenham to become world’s best

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Harry Kane should more ambitious and leave Tottenham in search of silverware to go with his impressive scoring record, says Tony Cascarino.

Harry Kane is synonymous with goals but the only thing lacking in his career so far is silverware to go with.

Over the past few seasons, the Spurs talisman has seen his stock rise to become one of the most prolific forwards in world football.

Kane has scored 20-plus goals a season in each of his last seven campaigns for Tottenham Hotspur.

His best season personally came in 2017/18 as he netted 41 times from his 48 outings.

Kane has continued into this season, scoring 20 times across 30 appearances in all competitions.

However, the issue of his future at Spurs remains uncertain. The 27-year-old once hinted at leaving the club in search of ‘silverware’ while Manchester United and Real Madrid continue to be linked with the forward.

Cascarino is of the opinion that Kane has a ‘major decision’ coming up as to whether or not he stays at Spurs.

The former Chelsea forward told talkSPORT: “He’s 28 in July and Beckham went to Real Madrid at 28 – I think he’s going to look at his team.”

“What has he won? The answer is nothing. He’s won lots of accolades for his individual achievements but he was a loser in the League Cup final and Champions League final.”

“The bottom line for Harry is does he want to be Tottenham’s greatest player ever? Is that his main goal? I don’t think so. I think he’s far more ambitious than that.

“That comes with being a Champions League player every season, fighting for titles. As a driven man you imagine he is, that’s something he’d like to achieve. He’s that good.”

“You’ve got Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo coming to the end of their careers. Lewandowski is four years older than Harry, he’s got the chance to be the best player in the world.”

“That might seem a way off at the moment, as it stands as a centre forward and his goal returns, but he’s got every chance.”

“Kane has got a major decision. Does he think he’s going to win things for Spurs? I don’t think they are going to win things.”

“Don’t think winning the League Cup is going to keep Harry Kane. I think it’s challenging for the biggest honours in the world.”

“He’s a Golden Boot winner at the World Cup, he’s up there at the top table and I think he wants to stay there and be part of it for five or six years.”

“Does he see that at Tottenham? I would say, at a guess, probably not.”