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Will Lankshear has made an impressive start to his loan spell at Oxford United, with the Tottenham academy graduate finding the back of the net on Sunday in their Championship clash away at Hull City.
Lanskhear has an exceptional record in youth football for Spurs, and he made his mark in the first-team last season, scoring his first senior goal for the club in their Europa League clash at Galatasaray.
However, the centre-forward struggled to make his mark on loan at West Brom last season, failing to find the back of the net in 13 appearances for the Baggies.
Lankshear’s loan spell at Oxford this season is thus crucial to his prospects of breaking through at Tottenham, and the youngster will be keen to catch the eye of the decision-makers at Hotspur Way.
Video: Tottenham’s Will Lankshear scores for Oxford United
The youngster has made a much better start to his time at the Kassam Stadium, finding the back of the net in Oxford’s away trip to Hull.
After the Tigers took the lead in the 2nd minute, Lankshear levelled the scores seven minutes later. The ball dropped kindly to the Tottenham Hotspur man, who volleyed the ball home from around 10 yards out, showcasing his goalscoring instinct.
However, the evening ended in disappointment for Lankshear and Oxford, who fell to a 3-2 loss, owing to a stoppage-time winner from Ollie McBurnie.
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The young striker is a boyhood Tottenham fan and has admitted that he is keen to follow in the footsteps of the great strikers who have graced the pitch at N17 over recent decades.
Lankshear has admitted that he takes inspiration from the likes of Harry Kane and Jermaine Defoe, but emulating their achievement at the club is easier said than done.
The young striker has to impress in the Championship this season if he wants to convince Thomas Frank and his coaching staff that he potentially has a future at Spurs.
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