Tottenham Hotspur were one of the busier Premier League clubs in the summer transfer window, with sporting director Fabio Paratici adding no less than seven fresh faces to Antonio Conte’s first-team squad, as well as turning Cristian Romero’s loan deal into a £42.5m permanent switch to the club.
However, while the likes of Richarlison, Ivan Perisic, Clément Lenglet and Yves Bissouma have all enjoyed fine starts to life at Spurs, there has been one summer signing who has arguably been performing better than any other new addition so far this season – 17-year-old Will Lankshear.
Indeed, having joined Tottenham from Sheffield United in a deal that could rise to £2m, the centre-forward has been in devastating form for Spurs’ U18 side this term, having already bagged four goals in four appearances for Stuart Lewis’ outfit, as well as notching in a 2-1 UEFA Youth League defeat to Sporting Lisbon back in October.
These performances have not gone unnoticed, with Conte reported to have already called the teenager up to train with his senior squad, while John Wenham also took the time to praise the youngster in an interview with Football Insider.
Regarding Lankshear’s start to life in north London, the Spurs insider said: “I believe Will has four in four in the U18s league. Then one in the youth Champions League and one in the cup so that is six in 10 games. It is a very, very good start for a 17-year-old who has only just arrived from Sheffield United.
“He is settling back into a category 1 academy. Do you know what I’ve noticed, I’ve been really impressed with how he just finishes his chances. There are no mistakes, he doesn’t have any caveats so his game so far but he is only 17 and I think he is a complete finisher at the moment.
“But, if in time we can see him improve his passing levels then maybe we can look at him as a Harry Kane-lite or something like that. At the moment though, he looks like a complete out-and-out finisher and he had made a phenomenal start to his life at Tottenham.”
Indeed, it is not only Lankshear’s deadly nature in the final third that is similar to that of Harry Kane, but the 17-year-old’s route to Tottenham is almost identical to that of the England captain’s, with the duo having both been released by north London rivals Arsenal before eventually ending up at Hotspur Way.
As such, should the player who Nathan Hemmingham dubbed a “hotshot” be able to continue his remarkable goalscoring form upon making the step up to U21s and first-team football in the coming seasons, Conte could well unearth Spurs’ next £77m-rated centre-forward at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – something that is undoubtedly an extremely exciting prospect.
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