Harry Kane warned Man City transfer battle will leave him ‘mentally and physically exhausted’ by Berbatov
DIMITAR BERBATOV has warned that Harry Kane’s battle to leave Tottenham will leave him “mentally and physically exhausted”.
The Bulgarian went on ‘strike’ at Spurs — before joining Manchester United.
And while he never boycotted training in the summer of 2008, Berbatov missed two games at the start of the season before sealing a £30.75million deadline-day move.
So as England skipper Kane tries to force through a transfer to Manchester City, no one is better placed to give advice than Berba.
He told SunSport: “I know exactly how Harry Kane is feeling.
“I know he will be going through a difficult and confusing time, with a million questions going around his head.
"He’s going to be mentally and physically exhausted after all of this.
“Now he will be asking so many questions, sabotaging himself.
“Am I, Mr Spurs, still doing the right thing by not going to training? Why am I doing this?
“What happens if it doesn’t work and I need to go back to my old team-mates? How am I going to look them in the eye?
“How will I look the fans in the eye? Will they forgive me?
“I am sure Kane is torn apart and I am sure he is going through a painful period.”
Berbatov, 40, was the darling of White Hart Lane following 23 goals in his second season after arriving from Bayer Leverkusen.
“I never boycotted training, that’s the difference.
“I didn’t play two games. It was difficult for me to admit but I found the power to say, ‘If I play, my mind will not be there, so I will be in the way of my team-mates doing their job’.
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“Some understand, others never will.
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“Football is cruel, the pain is going to be bigger than when I left.”
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