Kane and Son crowd favourites as Spurs arrive in Singapore

A fan, who wanted to be known only as Joel, wore a Spurs kit with “Harry Kane” printed on his back, while his wife Stephanie wore a jersey bearing Son’s name.

Joel said: ”I don’t think he will stay at the club for long. This may be one of the last few times we can see him while he is still with Spurs. I am going to watch the match but I thought this would be the best opportunity to see him and the team up close.”

They also held aloft a whiteboard that said “Hi Mr Son and Mr Kane, today is my wife’s birthday. It would mean so much to her if you could take selfies with her.”

Stephanie was saddened that none of the players went over to the fans.

She said: “I’m very disappointed. But it’s okay, we will try again at the open training and the match.”

The 29-year old Kane has been the subject of interest from a host of clubs in Europe and Saudi Arabia, with Spurs having rejected at least two bids from Bayern Munich.

Kane had starred in Spurs’ last visit to Singapore in 2019 when he struck from near the halfway line with a stupendous strike to give his team a last gasp 3-2 win over a Cristiano Ronaldo-led Juventus in front of about 50,000 fans at the National Stadium.

Spurs arrived in Singapore after a friendly against Leicester City in Bangkok scheduled for Sunday was cancelled due to a water-logged pitch at the Rajamangala National Stadium.

The North London side will round off their Asia-Pacific tour in Singapore. They had started the tour with a 3-2 loss to West Ham United in Perth last Tuesday.

Fans can look forward to a week of thrilling action as the Republic will host the inaugural Singapore Festival of Football. The week-long fiesta will be opened by Spurs and Sailors in the Tiger Cup. Liverpool, who are returning to Singapore for a second straight year, will face Leicester City next Sunday before a tantalising clash against Bayern Munich on Aug 2.