The League Paper

Expect enormous interest in ace Will

by
The LeaguePaper Team
3 May 2026

FORMER EFL DEFENDER, FOOTBALL CONSULTANT & AGENT
Guy Branston

TAKE THAT: Oxford’s Will Lankshear, seen here scoring against Ipswich, has impressed this season
PICTURE: Alamy

IF TOTTENHAM get relegated from the Premier League, I don’t see any reason why Will Lankshear shouldn’t be given a chance to lead the line next season.
Actually, that’s not true. If Spurs don’t get shot of the international striker on £90,000 a week and I’m a manager playing a 21-year-old kid on ten grand a week, the chairman will shoot me because he wants that b...

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