Harry Kane has to ‘sit down’ and think about whether he should leave Spurs – Paul Merson

Paul Merson believes Harry Kane must ‘sit down’ and consider his future at Spurs after their difficult start to the season.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side are seventh in the Premier League with just two wins in their last five games, and they also fell to a 7-2 defeat at home in the Champions League against Bayern Munich.

Kane is yet to pick up silverware as a player and Merson is convinced Kane might have to move on if he wants to start collecting trophies.

Writing in his column for Sky Sports, he said: ‘It’s very strange what’s going on at Tottenham because you think they are going to start afresh against Watford at the weekend, leave their troubles behind and get on a roll. 

‘However, they go behind early, which you think is not a problem, but they can’t go on to win the game. And how fortunate they are with their goal is bordering on a joke.

‘They are now fighting to get into the top four. You really don’t want to move into the new stadium and within one season you are not in the Champions League. Something’s going on there. 

He is yet to win any silverware at Spurs and Merson thinks that should be crucial to his decision

‘I don’t know what it is but this team, with the quality it has, can’t be turning in performances like they have done.

‘If you are someone like Harry Kane, you’ve got to be sitting down at the end of the season and thinking: “What am I going to do? Am I going to stay here and win absolutely nothing? Or do I go on and try and win something in my career?”

‘I’m not having a dig at Tottenham, but you play to win in your career. Winning is the reason you play the game.’