Spurs have secured their future by signing Harry Kane and the rest to new contracts
Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli, Eric Dier, Danny Rose and Kyle Walker all signed new contracts to remain with Tottenham Hotspur since the end of last season. Now, Spurs can add Harry Kane to the list, as their star striker inked a new deal that will keep him at in North London through 2022.
While other clubs have made adding to their squad a priority, that hasn't been the case with Spurs. They want to make sure they keep the talent they have, and the ever-growing list of players who have signed on with new contracts is proof of not just their success, but where their priorities lie.
Tottenham finished third last season, qualifying them for the Champions League and earning them the fat check that comes with it. On top of that money, Spurs also had the Premier League's new TV pouring money into their bank account. They were flush with cash and getting ready for one of the biggest seasons in club history. Then, as most everyone in the Premier League went wild and spent themselves silly this summer, Spurs generally stood pat. They added depth in Victor Wanyama, Moussa Sissoko, Vincent Janssen and Georges-Kevin N'Koudou, but that was it. There wasn't a star in the bunch and none were long, protracted chases that put them on hold for the summer. They were too focused on signing the players they had to new contracts, knowing that they already had the core to a team that could be among the best in England for years to come.
Keeping talent has long been Spurs' problem. This is the club that didn't just sell Gareth Bale to Real Madrid, but also Luka Modric. Michael Carrick and Dimitar Berbatov were also sold to Manchester United. This is a club that has done a good job buying, growing and showcasing good young players before, but has too often seen them slip away.
With that history, a new stadium on the way that will aid their attempts to maintain a place among the country's best and a group of young players like Eriksen, Alli, Dier, Rose and Kane, it's no wonder they moved to re-sign them all. And re-sign them they did.
Kane was the biggest fish. He came up through the club's academy and scored 46 Premier League goals over the last two seasons. The team's struggles in recent weeks while he was out injured only highlighted his importance to the team and, at just 23 years old with him establishing himself as England's top striker, he is supremely marketable. Those are all things that were not lost on Kane, who has said repeatedly that he wants to stay with Spurs his entire career, but was not going to re-up on the cheap. He undoubtedly wanted to be paid his worth, especially with the leverage of continued Manchester United rumors.
In getting Kane on a new deal, Tottenham locked up their most important and toughest-to-sign player. The club's approach and priorities were all validated, and they did everything they wanted to do.
Now Spurs will still have to hit the transfer market and, ideally, do better than they did last summer. They'll have to deal with all of next season at Wembley Stadium as their new stadium is built and then they'll have to transition to their new ground. All of this will happen while the top of the Premier League gets richer and better than ever, making Spurs' fight for the top four a real slough. But they'll get to do that with their entire young core intact. That was their goal, and that's what they did.
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