Daniel Levy left his role at Tottenham in September

David Pleat has revealed he previously advised Daniel Levy to bring Cole Palmer and Liam Delap to Tottenham during the summer of 2021.

England had reached the final of Euro 2020, eventually falling short to Italy on penalties, and Manchester City were flirting with the prospect of signing Harry Kane. Instead, they opted to land Jack Grealish from Aston Villa in a British-record £100million transfer.

However, Pleat has now revealed during the period where speculation over Kane's future was rife, he made it clear that Palmer and Delap - then at City's academy - were two attacking prospects worth signing.

He told Tippy Tappy Pod : “When Man City signed Grealish for £100m, that was the end of Harry Kane going to them. But, according to Daniel, they never picked up the phone. It was all paper talk, that £150m.

"I told Daniel at the...