Harry Kane has responded to speculation over his future at Tottenham after hitting a brace on the final day of the Premier League season.
to condemn the Yorkshire club to relegation, while Spurs ended a disappointing season in eighth.
Kane and Pedro Porro scored early in either half to put Spurs 2-0 up and, although Jack Harrison reduced the deficit, Kane struck a game-clinching second in what could be his last game for the London club.
Tottenham substitute Lucas Moura rubbed salt into Leeds’ wounds by waltzing through a porous defence in stoppage time to complete their misery.
for a struggling Tottenham side and there is speculation that Man Utd will try hard to sign him this summer.
The Red Devils are desperate to bring in a new centre-forward to finally replace Cristiano Ronaldo – who left in November after a controversial interview with Piers Morgan – and .
When asked about the speculation and whether anything had changed regarding his future, Kane replied on BT Sport: “No, no. That’s part and parcel of being a footballer – especially when you’re at the top of your game.
“I’ve just been focusing on this season and trying to help the team as much as possible.
“To score a couple today was nice, to finish that way, but all in all I’m just looking forward to a nice break and then a couple of games with England.”
Kane added: “It has been a disappointing season. We can’t let this win dust over that. A lot to work on.
“We have had to show fight in some moments. A club this size should not be finishing eighth and we need to go away enjoy a break and look how we can improve.”
Reflecting on the victory over Leeds, Kane continued: “We were playing for pride today. We also had the chance to finish seventh but that wasn’t the case today. It is about showing the fans some fight and determination.
“We were in the lead the week before and didn’t finish out the game. When it went 2-1, credit to the boys for staying in the moment. Getting the third goal helped and killed the game off. Overall, we can go away happy.”
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