Ange Postecoglou has 'no control' over Harry Kane as Tottenham star eyes transfer exit

Ange Postecoglou insists he won’t let Harry Kane’s transfer saga distract him from the job of rebuilding Tottenham. The England captain is due to return to pre-season training on Wednesday and will have early meetings with Daniel Levy and his new manager.

All the while, Bayern Munich are continuing to make very public overtures into signing a player entering the final year of his contract. “It’s something I have no control over,” he said.

“Now, if other things are going on I’m not going to think about it and the reason I don’t is because he’ll be here in two days' time and everything I need to know will be sitting right in front of me. Nothing’s landed on my desk at this moment from anybody at the club to say there’s a decision to be made.”

“What does success look like? The fans will tell me that.” The key ingredient needed in the Tottenham dressing room right now is positive energy and the 57-year-old brings an abundance of that. He is affable, eloquent and seems to want to be everybody’s mate - provided they remain on board.