Kane still has ‘something to prove’ after failed Man City move, but will win Golden Boot and Player of the Year

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has instructed us Harry Kane nonetheless has “one thing to show” after his failed transfer to Manchester Metropolis final summer season, however that the Spurs striker will use this to encourage him to the Golden Boot and Participant of the 12 months awards this season.

Kane reportedly got here near transferring to Man Metropolis final 12 months however finally needed to keep put in North London, although Ferdinand is anticipating massive issues from the striker in a Spurs shirt this time period.

“Harry Kane will win the Golden Boot this season,” Ferdinand instructed us. “I believe the (Antonio) Conte impact and the way match he will get his groups will assist him. Harry Kane usually by no means scores in August however I believe he would possibly change that this season with the affect of a full pre-season below Conte. You noticed the affect it had on Romelu Lukaku below Conte at Inter Milan in Serie A.

“Harry appeared sharp in pre-season and I simply really feel that he’s received one thing to show once more this season. Despite the fact that he’s been an outstanding participant for thus a few years, I nonetheless suppose there’s one thing in him the place he’s pondering, ‘I didn’t get to maneuver to Manchester Metropolis final 12 months. I’m going to show to folks this season why I didn’t go’.”

Ferdinand added: “I believe Kane will win Participant of the 12 months this season too. I believe for targets and assists, he’ll be proper up there in these charts. And I believe that Spurs will probably be nearer to Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool this 12 months, and he’ll have a big effect in that sense.”

Whereas Ferdinand backed Kane for Golden Boot and Participant of the 12 months glory, he believes Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus will show to be the Premier League’s signing of the season.

“I believe he goes and offers Arsenal what they’ve been lacking,” Ferdinand stated. “He’s anyone that they’ll rely on up entrance to attain the targets. They’ve had (Pierre-Emerick) Aubameyang, who was detached at instances. They’ve had (Alexandre) Lacazette, who didn’t get to the extent they had been anticipating.

“Jesus goes in there and the truth that he’s now the designated quantity 9 and the person they’re counting on, with that accountability, I believe his confidence will give him one other 10% minimal. At Metropolis you weren’t seeing the most effective Jesus as a result of he all the time thought, ‘I’m all the time going to get pulled out of the group, they’re all the time going to place another person in as a substitute of me, they’ll play a false 9 as a substitute of me’ – and that does one thing to your confidence.”

Ferdinand can be anticipating Raheem Sterling to have a powerful season following his transfer to Chelsea from Manchester Metropolis.

“He had probably the most minutes below Pep (Guardiola) since he’s been there, which reveals the quantity of affect he had at Metropolis,” Ferdinand stated. “I used to be stunned there wasn’t as a lot, not anger, however disbelief from the Metropolis followers, and there wasn’t as a lot ‘sure we’ve received him’ at Chelsea. It was bizarre, it was a kind of signings… And the worth – you suppose for the output that he’s had in his profession at Metropolis alone, I used to be anticipating extra each methods.

“I don’t know why (it was like that)? For those who ask each right-back within the league who their hardest participant to play towards at left-wing is, he’d be in everybody’s prime two or three, straightforward, and prime of most lists. It’s an enormous season for him and I believe he’ll have alternative to have a big effect.”

Ferdinand additionally mentioned his younger gamers to star within the Premier League this season, naming Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli and Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze.

“Martinelli – it’s an enormous season for him,” he stated. “I bear in mind chatting with Mikel Arteta a few seasons in the past and he stated, ‘this child may go proper to the highest’. However he’s had accidents. If he stays injury-free he will probably be a weapon for Arsenal this season.”

Ferdinand added: “Eze at Palace. He received injured final season, he did his Achilles. He’s one to look at, he’s received big expertise. The coaches at Queens Park Rangers stated he was an incredible expertise, however greater than that, he was an excellent skilled. With the liberty that Patrick Vieira has given him in his Palace group, I believe he’s received a chance to actually stamp his authority this season.”

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