Spurs News: Harry Kane Signs New Contract

The young Spurs striker commits his future to the club.

By K.J. Stewart /

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club have announced that their young striker, Harry Kane, has signed a new five year contract at White Hart Lane. A statement on the club website read:

We are delighted to announce that Harry Kane has signed a new contract, committing his future to the Club until 2019.

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The young striker, 21, made his First Team breakthrough in the second half of last season, scoring in three successive Premier League matches in April.

A product of our Academy system, Harry, born locally in Walthamstow, signed professional terms in 2010 and made his First Team debut aged just 18 in our Europa League play-off against Hearts in August, 2011.

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He enjoyed loan spells at Leyton Orient, Millwall, Norwich City and Leicester City before his first full season in the First Team squad last term, when he made 19 appearances in all competitions.

Capped five times by England Under-21s, Harry scored a hat-trick for the Young Lions in a European Championship qualifier against San Marino last October.

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Kane had been linked with a move away from the club this summer, with the likes of Queens Park Rangers and Mauricio Pochettino's former club Southampton linked with the striker, but this new deal suggests that the Argentinian coach has the player in mind when it comes to Spurs' future. Kane will have to compete with both Emmanuel Adebayor and Roberto Soldado for a first team place at White Hart Lane but, as a boyhood fan of the club, he will be hoping to emulate the success of his idol - Teddy Sheringham - when it comes to making the most of his career at Spurs. Is Harry Kane a good prospect at Spurs? Are Spurs fans pleased that the youngster has committed his future to the Lilywhites? Let us know your thoughts in the comments box below. And please feel free to follow me on Twitter!