He grew up as a spurs fan (quote, "Most of my family were Spurs fans and I grew up 15 minutes from the ground, so I was always going to be a Spurs fan").
When you're a young lad, desperate to be a footballer, you'll take any chance you get. Plenty of Toffees have gone through the youth ranks of Liverpool (most seem to prefer Everton, though), and that's just down to the fact that grounded kids normally support their local team (or because their family do, for the same reasons) and as such there's a pretty high chance you might have to play for a local rival, rather than your own preference.
He was only with Arsenal for one season, when he was eight, and got released. He also signed for Watford until joining Spurs at eleven (who he had tried and failed to join via trials on loads of occasions).
On topic though, the attitude towards Kane is weird. He's the antithesis of a modern footballer:
- Doesn't say anything negative about anyone, and isn't controversial
- Isn't out on the lash all the time
- Isn't a womaniser, and is as much a one-woman man as he is a one-club man
- Doesn't really appear in the papers for any negative reason at all
- Is well disciplined and generally quite quiet and well mannered
- Has consistently improved through effort, and despite pressure and public criticism
- Is respectful to the national team, his team mates and club
- Is, seemingly, very loyal to his local club
- Is a record-breaking and very talented English forward playing in the English league
On the face of it, the only real motivation to dislike him involves the green eyed monster. The lad is the absolutely epitome of a player you'd want at your club, with both attitude and talent.
Despite that, people (especially England-supporting folk) can't wait for him to "demand more money", "join Real Madrid" and "get found out". The stuff you hear people saying about the way he talks is also disgusting. All in all, it says a lot about british folk these days (you even read comments from foreigners saying they don't understand why we want our own to fail).
