- Dominic Solanke accomplished a big-money transfer from Bournemouth in summer season
- The 27-year-old has netted in every of his final two appearances for his new membership
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Dominic Solanke has insisted he feels no strain to take take up Harry Kane’s mantle at Tottenham and revealed the chat he had with the England skipper following his £65million switch from Bournemouth.
Solanke seems to have discovered his footing in north London and can arrive at Outdated Trafford to face Manchester United on Sunday on the again of two objectives in as many video games.
The 27-year-old is not any stranger to the highlight that comes with enjoying or a giant membership, having began his profession at Chelsea earlier than finishing a change to Liverpool.
And forward of Tottenham much-anticipated Premier League conflict, he revealed that he is additionally unfazed by the prospect of changing Kane – the membership’s all-time main scorer, who left for Bayern Munich final 12 months.
‘Harry is who he’s. I don’t suppose anybody would need to see him changed anyway.’ He informed The Mirror. ‘He’s a world-class striker. However I’m right here now and I need to rating as many objectives as I can for Tottenham and hopefully we will win some trophies.’
Dominic Solanke is settling into life at Tottenham following his £65million switch this summer season
The 27-year-old scored his second objective in as many video games as Spurs defeated Qarabag
Harry Kane has taken the Bundesliga by storm since becoming a member of Bayern Munich from Tottenham
Tottenham’s watch for a trophy will attain its 17 years on the finish of the season. It is a drought that has seen the membership lose a number of world class gamers, together with Kane.
The England captain returned to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with Bayern throughout pre-season and Solanke make clear the personal speak he had with the Spurs hero.
‘Harry got here into the altering room and I spoke to him – we had a number of phrases and he clearly solely had good issues to say concerning the membership.’ Solanke continued.
‘It was in all probability simply what you anticipate. However he spoke so extremely about Spurs, how good the gamers and employees are right here.’
All issues thought-about, Spurs have adjusted properly to life with out Kane.
Final season they completed simply two factors off the highest 4 in Ange Postecoglou’s first 12 months on the membership. Solanke, in the meantime, was scoring 21 league objectives for the Cherries.
His kind prompted Spurs to swoop for a big-money deal, which these linked to the membership hope will lastly allow them to clinch some silverware.
Ange Postecoglou takes his aspect to Outdated Trafford to face Erik ten Hag’s Man United on Sunday
On the very least, Spurs are determined to be again within the Champions League and victory over a rival like United will go an extended option to reaching that goal.
Solanke added: ‘Everybody is aware of how large of a membership United is so it’s going to be a tricky sport. However we aren’t terrified of anybody so we’ll go there and be on the entrance foot and hopefully we will get one other consequence.’
