STEVE PERRYMAN: Harry Kane is a fantastic player, but when he breaks the all-time Tottenham goalscoring record, he will be overtaking a 'genius' in Jimmy Greaves, even though the England captain deserves all the praise he receives.
STEVE PERRYMAN: Harry Kane is a fantastic player, but Jimmy Greaves was a genius who was the closest thing we've had to Lionel Messi... though the England captain will deserve all the praise he receives for breaking Tottenham's all-time scoring record. According to Steve Perryman, Harry Kane will surpass a genius in Jimmy Greaves. Kane only needs one goal to dethrone Greaves, who played with Greaves for six months in North London as Tottenham's record goal-scorer. Harry Kane may become Tottenham's all-time leading scorer on Sunday or later this month. Harry is an excellent payer, hard worker, and finisher. But Jimmy Greaves, the man whose record he is breaking, was a genius. I don’t use the word lightly nor this comparison: I think Jimmy is the closest thing we’ve had to Lionel Messi. The style, the panache, the finishing: I should be saying Messi was close to being Jim, he was that good. Some generations may not realise how much better he was than everyone else becau