Dominic Solanke details private Harry Kane conversation in Tottenham dressing room

MANCHESTER UNITED vs TOTTENHAM: Dominic Solanke is looking to marque it 3 goals successful arsenic galore matches astatine Old Trafford contempt claiming helium volition ne'er beryllium capable to regenerate goal-scoring icon Harry Kane astatine Spurs

Dominic Solanke wants to spell 1 amended than Harry Kane astatine Tottenham - by firing Spurs to silverware.

The 27-year-old frontman admits that helium volition ne'er regenerate his record-breaking predecessor. However, helium inactive intends to repay each penny of the club-record £65million price-tag upon his head successful the lone currency helium knows - scoring goals.

When asked if the unit of assuming Kane's mantle weighs heavy, Solanke declared up of today's travel to Manchester United : "No, not really. Harry is who helium is. I don’t deliberation anyone would privation to spot him replaced anyway. He’s a world-class striker. But I’m present present and I privation to people arsenic galore goals arsenic I tin for Tottenham and hopefully we tin triumph immoderate trophies."

Solanke besides revealed helium received Kane's well-wishes connected the time the woody was made official. Unsurprisingly, helium was reassured that Tottenham were the cleanable nine to elevate his crippled to the adjacent level.

He explained: "I really saw him erstwhile Bayern Munich came present during pre-season. Harry came into the changing country and I spoke to him - we had a fewer words and helium evidently lone had bully things to accidental astir the club. It was astir apt conscionable what you expect. But helium spoke truthful highly astir Spurs, however bully the players and unit are here."

Life beyond Kane astatine Tottenham has not been arsenic bleak arsenic initially anticipated. And after Solanke struck his 2nd extremity successful arsenic galore matches successful the midweek 3-0 Europa League demolition of Qarabag - determination is assurance helium tin exploit Erik 10 Hag's unconvincing backline.

The erstwhile Bournemouth striker, who deed 21 Premier League goals past play for the Cherries, insists Spurs are going to Old Trafford to onslaught - not conscionable to marque up the numbers.

He continued: "Everyone knows however large of a nine United is truthful it’s going to beryllium a pugnacious game. But we are not frightened of anyone truthful we volition spell determination and beryllium connected the beforehand ft and hopefully we tin get different result."

Ange Postecoglou was the integral driving unit down Tottenham's ambitious pursuit of Solanke's signature contempt admiration for Ivan Toney.

And the Aussie's passionate defence of his marquee summertime acquisition, delivered during a property league past week, has evidently struck a chord.

Postecoglou deed retired astatine Solanke's critics who were "too speedy to judge" and 2 goals successful arsenic galore matches, person since followed.

The Spurs hot-shot, who was sidelined against Everton and Newcastle after suffering harm to his ankle connected his debut versus Leicester, said successful effect to caller negativity: "Yeah, that was astir apt a spot premature aft conscionable a fewer games fixed the commencement to the play that I had. No substance however overmuch you get bought for, what nine you play for, determination is ever going to beryllium unit successful shot truthful it’s thing we person to woody with, thing we each cognize volition beryllium portion of the game."

Tottenham's relentless quest for occurrence is not Solanke's lone root of inspiration - helium besides has dreams astatine planetary level near to fulfil.

While Solanke boasts U17 Euros and U20 World Cup winners' medals, his lone elder Three Lions headdress came astir 7 years agone against Brazil successful 2017 - thing helium plans to rectify.

He concluded: "It’s decidedly thing I'll hopefully get backmost into. If you're doing your worldly for a nine similar Tottenham, it's decidedly a batch easier to get into the fold so, Tottenham is my main purpose - to people and triumph worldly present but past hopefully I tin get into the England team."

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