Striker with tricky job of succeeding Harry Kane has been boosted by goals in his past two games
Dominic Solanke had to have had a few opening-day nerves, mainly because of the size of the transfer fee; also the idea of whose boots he was supposed to fill. It was the second Saturday of August, his £65m move to Tottenham from Bournemouth had been announced and there he was, being introduced at the club’s stadium before their final pre-season friendly.
Harry Kane was there, the Spurs hero back with Bayern Munich for the game, feeling the love of the crowd, popping into the home dressing room, too, and feeling the love even more. If there was a moment to reinforce the scale of the challenge that confronted Solanke, this was surely it.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/sep/28/dominic-solanke-tottenham-old-trafford-not-scared
Author : David Hytner
Publish date : 2024-09-28 21:30:13
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