Middlesbrough agree fee for Spurs striker Lankshear
Championship side Middlesbrough have reached an agreement with Tottenham over the transfer of striker Will Lankshear. The deal moves the young forward to the Riverside Stadium, where he is expected to add firepower to Boro's attacking options. Lankshear had been part of Tottenham's youth setup and is viewed as a promising talent making the step to regular senior football.
Read the full story at bbc.co.ukThis is a developmental transfer for Tottenham, recouping a fee for a youth prospect rather than losing a first-team contributor. For Middlesbrough, adding a young striker from a Premier League academy signals ambition to bolster attacking depth for their promotion push. Lankshear gets a chance at regular senior minutes, which is the typical path for highly-rated youth players leaving top-six academies.
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