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ACE WILL REMINDS ME OF A YOUNG KANE…

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The LeaguePaper Team
6 September 2026

GOALS: Will Lankshear

I’M sure a few eyebrows were raised when Middlesbrough agreed to pay Tottenham an initial £10m for Will Lankshear.
But when you look at the way he’s started the season - and consider the crazy sums of money being thrown at players in the Premier League - Boro have got themselves a bargain.
I watch the 21-year-old striker and he reminds me of a young Harry Kane. He’s got an eye for where the goal is, a real good anticipation level of where he thinks the ball’s going to drop and he’s got great technique and calmness to fin...

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