King moots financial factors at play as Man City swoop to sign Tottenham gem

Bryan King believes Han Willhoft-King had a better offer from Manchester City than Tottenham.

The ex-Spurs scout has questioned why the North London club didn’t try harder to keep hold of the 18-year-old.

It comes after Alan Nixon reported via his Patreon (8 September), that Willhoft-King was set to accept a scholarship at UCLA after leaving Tottenham, but instead opted to join City.

The midfielder had rejected a new contract offer from Spurs before his departure was confirmed by the club (4 June), as exclusively revealed to Tottenham News by John Wenham (14 June).

And King – speaking exclusively to Tottenham News – believes City’s terms were likely more favourable than Spurs’.

“If the opportunity is there to work with the best, it makes sense,” King said.

“However, if he is good enough for Man City to sign him, why did Tottenham not do more to keep hold of him?

“It sounds like there was a better contract on the table here.”

Han Willhoft-King quits Tottenham and joins Manchester City

Willhoft-King was never quite able to burst onto the first-team scene in North London.

However, he is still yet to celebrate his 19th birthday, with plenty of time ahead of the midfielder. Therefore, he might feel as though he has found himself in more favourable surroundings by joining City.

Should he receive any first-team opportunities under Pep Guardiola and flourish as the club will wish for him too, Ange Postecoglou could soon be kicking himself that Tottenham weren’t able to keep hold of the player.

It is unclear what exactly Spurs and City’s offers to Willhoft-King were. However, it is fair to assume that City’s proposed offer was far more enticing.

In other Tottenham news, David Pleat has been backed after taking a swipe at Daniel Levy.

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