Highly rated within Tottenham\u2019s academy, Lankshear has spent this season on loan at Oxford United in the Championship.
The young striker has registered 10 goals and three assists in 43 appearances for the struggling side\u2014an impressive return given the team\u2019s difficulties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lankshear is already being tipped to break into Roberto De Zerbi\u2019s squad next season, particularly with the possibility of two forwards departing the club.
Tottenham must make the right decisions this summer, and placing faith in the academy prospect could prove a smart move based on his performances this campaign.
What\u2019s been said about Lankshear\u2019s Tottenham future?
John Wenham believes Spurs could be set for a youth-driven overhaul next season, with Lankshear playing a key role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking to Tottenham News, he said:
\u201cWill Lankshear has reached double figures for Oxford, and if you\u2019re talking about creating a pathway, scoring 10 goals in a team sitting in the bottom three of the Championship is impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI came across a few comments from West Brom fans on social media. During his first loan spell with them last year, many supporters said they would have happily kept him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey appreciated his work rate, and his return of 10 goals in the Championship outscored any of their current forwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe\u2019s another player who could benefit this summer. With Randal Kolo Muani set to return from his loan and Richarlison entering the final year of his contract, I expect both to move on. That could open up space in the squad for Will, which feels like a logical step.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why keeping Lankshear makes sense<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The young striker has already gained valuable first-team experience during his loan spell and appears ready to step up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Given his physicality and energy, he could offer more than both Kolo Muani and Richarlison have delivered this season. He also has the advantage of being more durable than Dominic Solanke, making him a reliable option moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spurs will hope that he can do what Harry Kane did and develop into an elite forward after a few loans lower down the pyramid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That remains to be seen, but he deserves the chance to try and forge his place in the senior side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Highly rated within Tottenham\u2019s academy, Lankshear has spent this season on loan at Oxford United in the Championship.The…\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5312","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/legitsportnews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/www.google.com_2041882216.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/legitsportnews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/legitsportnews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/legitsportnews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legitsportnews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legitsportnews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5312"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/legitsportnews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5314,"href":"https:\/\/legitsportnews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5312\/revisions\/5314"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legitsportnews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/legitsportnews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legitsportnews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legitsportnews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u201cHe always gives you hard work and commitment, constantly battling in 50-50s. He\u2019s a real nuisance for defenders, and now he\u2019s adding goals to his game, which is exactly what his effort deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nLankshear\u2019s stats this season<\/strong><\/td> Championship<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Matches<\/td> 40<\/td><\/tr> Goals<\/td> 9<\/td><\/tr> Assists<\/td> 1<\/td><\/tr> Chances created<\/td> 27<\/td><\/tr> Minutes played<\/td> 2,552<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Tottenham\u2019s striking options comparison<\/strong> (league)<\/strong><\/td> Lankshear<\/strong><\/td> Solanke<\/strong><\/td> Richarlison<\/strong><\/td> Kolo Muani<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Matches<\/td> 40<\/td> 13<\/td> 27<\/td> 24<\/td><\/tr> Goals<\/td> 9<\/td> 3<\/td> 9<\/td> 1<\/td><\/tr> Assists<\/td> 1<\/td> 0<\/td> 3<\/td> 1<\/td><\/tr> Chances created<\/td> 27<\/td> 5<\/td> 16<\/td> 18<\/td><\/tr> Minutes played<\/td> 2,552<\/td> 870<\/td> 1,565<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n