Ibrahim Oladamola
Tottenham striker Harry Kane said he held an “honest conversation” with chairman Daniel Levy on Monday to try to revive the club’s season.
Kane and some other senior Spurs players met with Levy 24 hours after their 6-1 thrashing at Newcastle.
“I think it was important [for Levy] to understand where the players’ heads were at in that moment,” said Kane.
“It was an honest conversation of where everyone is at and what we need to try to do to give us the best possible chance to finish the season with something.”
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Kane added that he felt the Newcastle result had been “building up” since Tottenham conceded two late goals in a 3-3 draw against Southampton last month, a result that led to the departure of previous manger Antonio Conte.
The north London club fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Manchester United in Mason’s first game back in charge on Thursday to stay fifth in the table, six points outside the top four.
“We’re still fighting for fourth place but if it’s not fourth, we’ll try to finish fifth or sixth – as high up as we can,” added Kane.
“In this league, it’s so competitive, you can easily end up eighth or ninth if you’re not careful. That’s what it was – to give us the best chance and I’m glad we reacted like that.”
Kane would not comment on speculation about his future despite Manchester United fans singing they would “see him in June” during Thursday’s match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Kane, who was the subject of interest from Manchester City in 2021 is about to enter the final 12 months of his Spurs contract and has been linked with a summer move to Old Trafford.
“I heard what they were saying but I’m just focused on this team and trying to finish strongly,” he said.
