For all of his big dreams and lofty ambitions of finishing his career at Tottenham, the immediate future of star striker Harry Kane looks to lie beyond north London, with Real Madrid known to be keen suitors of the 24-year-old.
Should the England international call time on his Spurs career some years from now, have the club got just the perfect successor within their youth ranks?
Youth team starlet Rodel Richards is finding the back of the net with reckless abandon, and after hitting 27 goals in his first season for Spurs U16s, he is following up with more goals.
The 17-year-old, formerly of Arsenal academy, is in fine form at the moment, and recently made it 2 hat-tricks in 10 days with his treble against Preston in the 4th round of the FA Youth Cup.
Given manager Mauricio Pochettino’s record of promoting young players, it won’t come as a surprise if Richards starts training with the senior team regularly and makes his debut soon.
Should he maintain his fine form, the English youngster could be on his way on becoming the next Harry Kane.
A loan term to the Championship could be on the cards for the teenage sensation next season in order to fast track his development, and Spurs might start contemplating letting Kane go, if he so wishes, once Richards proves he’s capable of successfully emerging through the ranks like his role model.
