Will Lankshear is making a mockery of Tottenham’s decision to sell him this summer. The 21-year-old has six goals in eight Championship matches for Middlesbrough since his £10m move, plus two in three Carabao Cup games, and has been called up to the England under-21 squad.
Middlesbrough manager Kim Hellberg has praised Lankshear’s mentality and efficiency in front of goal. “Like all the lads, he takes his football very seriously,” Hellberg told Teesside Live. “Even in training he gets very, very disappointed when he doesn’t score, which I think all the best goalscorers have.”
The Swede highlighted Lankshear’s ability to move past mistakes quickly. “Nothing affects the next action. He quickly goes again and puts a miss behind him,” Hellberg said. Against QPR, Lankshear had only four touches but scored the winning goal with one of his four shots.
Spurs retain a 20 per cent sell-on clause and matching rights on any future offers for Lankshear, though they cannot use a buy-back clause with an EFL club. When asked whether he regretted the sale, Roberto De Zerbi said he did not.
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