How exactly will Harry Kane fit in at Manchester City?
The England skipper is currently away at the Euros but is fresh off one of the best seasons of his career to date. Lets take a good look. So far, the 27-year-olds career can be mostly split into two separate parts. During his early days at Tottenham, Kane was a goal machine in Mauricio Pochettinos side: typified by his 29- and 30-goal hauls in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 Premier League seasons. The Englishmans goalscoring prowess was so strong at that time that he even managed to average 1.04 goals per 90 across the 2016/17 league season  in which Spurs finished second. Those numbers quickly dropped in the following two seasons as Kane struggled with a number of injury issues. Repeated ankle problems greatly harmed his form and it appeared as if we had already seen the best of Kane despite him only being in his mid-20s. After failing to hit the 20-goal mark in the next two seasons, Kane came roaring back over in the campaign just gone. A lack of injuries has helped him a great deal, as he registered the most minutes in the league this season since his brilliant 17/18 season. With his pace and agility on the wane due to persistent ankle problems, hes also benefited from Son Heung-min partnering him up front on a more regular basis. Most importantly, Kane has started playing a lot deeper and is now operating as a number 10 in the centre-forward role. While his goals per 90 (0.67) is basically the same as the last two season, his assists have radically increased. With 23 goals and 14 assists, the striker was the English top-flights leading goalscorer and assist-maker last season. Judging by the above, he could fit in extremely well. Guardiola is never one to be wedded to a tactical shape for too long, and after some early (and generally bad) experiments earlier this season, City basically settled down into playing with a front five. While their roles and positions would often change, the Spaniard entrusted Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan as his men to lead the line. Without a traditional striker, the likes of Bernardo, De Bruyne, and Gundogan have all put in shifts as the false 9. Mahrez consistently plays wide on the right while Foden is often entrusted with cutting in from the left. Gundogan, of course, found a new life as an attacking midfielder who bagged 17 goals thanks to a new-found freedom in the final third, as well as a solid defensive base from the likes of Fernandinho, Ruben Dias, Joao Cancelo, and others. The big Belgian, however, is the man who knits it all together. The man gets eatin and drinkin out of his fabled inside right spot  known by some nerds as the half-space  which is the strip of grass just outside the right-side of the penalty. De Bruyne is a monster when it comes to firing in floated crosses from this little nook. His precise accuracy wrecks havoc among opposition defences and are ideal for Foden, Bernardo, et al to run in to. Ever the versatile forward, the 29-year-old also played games  especially by the end of the season  as the false nine drifting in from the left: see both legs against PSG in the Champions League semi-final. Just because Guardiola isnt using a traditional striker this season, that doesnt mean he never will again. The former Barcelona manager has been a big proponent of the false 9 since he days at Camp Nou, with Lionel Messi often getting tasked with the role at the time. The City boss returned to utilising the position this season due to a lack of trust in both Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero. Kane, however, is a very different striker to the pair above. He ranks right the top among forwards for both progressive passes as well as through balls. With the England international dropping deep as a 9, he can fire balls into the likes of Foden and Mahrez, as well as the pacy Ferran Torres or Raheem Sterling if they are brought more into the fold next season. Possessing both Kane and De Bruyne gives Guardiola two excellent playmakers in his front five and will only help in the teams ability to break down stubborn defences around the league. Kane, as we all know, can certainly bang in the goals. Whether on his head or to his feet, those crosses in from De Bruyne could be a devastating pairing. While Kane does not possess the pace these days to easily breeze through an opposition defence, his strong hold-up ball will bring others around him into the mix. Unlike his current spot for England and Tottenham, the entire attacking area of Man City will not rest on his shoulders. The reigning English champions boast a swath of technical attacking players and play the kind of football that can really let Kane excel. Even if De Bruyne is unavailable, Pep could even use the Tottenham man as a proper number 10 and station a far quicker player ahead of him as a target for balls in behind the defence. The possibilities for the coach are nearly endless, and while it will be an expensive proposition, drafting in Kane could be a serious boost for this already excellent City team.