Ange Postecoglou confirms Will Lankshear will leave Tottenham on loan this month
Ange Postecoglou confirms Will Lankshear will leave Tottenham on loan this month
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Ange Postecoglou has confirmed striker Will Lankshear will likely leave Tottenham on loan this month. The 19-year-old made his senior debut for Spurs during a Europa League win over Ferencvaros in October and scored his first goal for the club during the dramatic defeat to Galatasaray a month later.
Lankshear was later sent off in the Turkish capital after receiving two bookings and has not featured in the competition since. Despite an injury to back-up striker Richarlison, Postecoglou has handed Lankshear only nine minutes of Premier League action this season.
The Spurs boss left the teenager on the bench during Sunday’s FA Cup win over non-league Tamworth, with Timo Werner initially deputising for first-choice centre-forward Dominic Solanke. Werner, despite having been criticised by Postecoglou earlier this season, looks set to stay for the remainder of his loan move from RB Leipzig. Richarlison is also nearing a return from injury, increasing competition for places even further.
Asked about potential outgoings this month when speaking before Wednesday's trip to Arsenal, Postecoglou confirmed Lankshear could follow defender Alfie Dorrington – who joined Aberdeen on loan – through the exit door. “We can't afford to let anyone go at the moment,” he said.
