5 reasons why Tottenham Hotspur may be fine without Harry Kane

No club wants to lose its most influential player but in a world in which a club of the financial might of Barcelona can be made to look like fools, Tottenham Hotspur does not have much of a chance of holding on to their prized asset; Harry Kane.

Kane has won the Premier League Golden Boot in the last two seasons and at the moment, he is leading the goalscoring chart with 23 goals so far.

Naturally, reports have surfaced in Spain that he might be Real Madrid bound and in fact, if he is for sale, then plenty of clubs will be vying for his signature.

One would think that such a sale would completely cripple Spurs but there are plenty of reasons why it might not be as much of a disaster as many seem to think

#5 Spurs have lost world-class players in the past

Gareth Bale left for a world record fee in 2013 but Spurs have coped.

Now, this might sound like a cliché but a player, however good, is not bigger than the club and over the course of their recent history, Tottenham has lost talismanic players quite frequently. Back in 1992, Paul Gascoigne left for Lazio and over the years they have lost players.

More recently, Spurs sold Luka Modric to Real Madrid and two years later, sold their best player Gareth Bale to the same club. So, have had such experiences in the past and have recovered from losing those players.

For instance, no one gave them much of a chance when they lost Bale but Kane emerged and has taken them to new heights. It is perhaps a bit premature to write Spurs off in the event of his sale.

#4 Youth prospects

Spurs academy product Harry Winks could be the next big midfield star in England

Now, no one is suggesting that a youth player at Spurs is going to successfully replace one of the best strikers in the world.

However, it must be pointed out that the emergence of good players from the academy is vitally important for a club like Spurs.

The North London club does not usually go big in the transfer market and does not pay the wages that can be compared with the richest clubs in the league.

So, if Kane eventually goes, the emergence of talented forwards from the academy will be important to ensure that they have enough strength on the bench to complement their new attacking players and in that regard, the Spurs academy needs to come good.

Following Kane's breakthrough, Harry Winks has now made it to the first team from the academy. The excellent Spurs academy should be able to supply more players in the years to come and that might alleviate some of the pain of losing their star striker.

#3 Spurs should replace well

The potentially big money transfer will pay for a world class replacement.

Yes, it is true that they blew the windfall from the £85 million sale of Bale but it is unlikely that Spurs are going to repeat these mistakes.

Only Christian Eriksen, unquestionably a success and Erik Lamela remain from that mad splurge in the summer of 2013. However, Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is not someone who is known to repeat such mistakes.

First of all, any club that wants to acquire Kane would have to pay through their nose and Levy is a notoriously skilled operator in such high stakes negotiations. The transfer fee could be anything between £150m and £200m, considering the sort of deals that have gone down over the past two years.

That would allow Spurs the luxury of replacing their best player with a player, who might not be exactly in the same category but should definitely bring the same goal-scoring abilities to North London.

Hence, it is a strong possibility that Spurs might be just as good once their star striker leaves.

#2 Might help in retaining other players

Alli and Eriksen are among the key players that need wage increases

According to a recent report, Spurs have a wage structure in which the maximum a player can be paid is £110,000 per week and considering the astronomical wages that other clubs are paying, it is unsustainable.

Kyle Walker walked out last year and Toby Alderweireld is on his way out as well after the club refused to give in to his wage demands of £150,000 per week.

Needless to say, this simply means that Spurs will continue to lose players if they do not do something about the wage structure. If players keep leaving, then having Kane in the squad is of no consequence. Even he will leave if the team keeps getting weaker every year.

In that regard, his sale could actually turn out to be the club's salvation. The huge transfer fee may help them in raising the wage bill somewhat and pay some of the key players like Eriksen, Dele Alli, Alderweireld, and Jan Vertonghen a competitive wage.

The sale might give the club the finances to keep the rest of the squad together

In a twisted way, perhaps, Kane's sale could probably help Spurs in getting stronger than they ever were as football is a team game after all.

#1 Mauricio Pochettino

The most important man at the club

Perhaps the biggest reason why Spurs have consistently beaten the odds over the past 3 seasons is that they have Pochettino as their manager.

The Argentine has turned an underachieving team into one of the best in England and on a budget that would put most of the wealthier rivals in the Premier League to shame.

He has been instrumental in the rise of Kane and at least a part of the credit for his transformation into the league's best striker must go to Pochettino.

As long as he remains at the helm of affairs at Spurs, they might always compete and punch above their weight. His record of developing players and devising strategies to beat teams which are superior on paper remains unique.

Spurs must do everything in their power to ensure that their current manager is still the boss when Kane finally goes and if they succeed in doing so, then they have little need to worry.