Tottenham told two Premier League strikers that can fill Harry Kane boots

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Tottenham have been warned Richarlison is not a suitable replacement for Harry Kane by Teddy Sheringham. The former Spurs striker would like to see Ivan Toney or Evan Ferguson recruited to replace Kane’s goalscoring but admits deals for either would demand massive transfer fees.

Only 36-goal Golden Boot winner Erling Haaland and the 30-goal Kane scored more times in the Premier League last season than Brentford centre-forward Toney (20). However the England international cannot play until January 16, 2024 due to an eight-month ban for breaching betting rules.

Ferguson meanwhile scored in Brighton’s 4-1 defeat of Luton at the weekend. The 18-year-old Irishman is a huge prospect and now has seven goals in 21 top-flight matches. But the Seagulls do not lose their biggest assets without being handsomely compensated and are expected to demand over £100million for Ferguson.

Sheringham told Express Sport: “Ange [Postecoglou] definitely needs to add another striker to the team. Richarlison is not a number nine that is capable of replacing Harry Kane. He doesn’t score enough goals and he’s not a poacher.

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“He does offer Tottenham other qualities but he’s definitely not a number nine. Tottenham need to get a striker into the club that can slot straight into the starting eleven and be the focal point of the team. It’s so difficult to replace that quality that Kane had.

“There are a few players that have been linked to the club – Ivan Toney at Brentford is one of them but are you going to get him out of there when the January window opens? You would have to pay a ridiculous amount of money for him. Evan Ferguson at Brighton is another player that the club are reportedly looking at.

“I like the look of him, he is a tremendous prospect, but he is very young. It would be a massive amount of pressure if Tottenham looked at him to replace Kane with and, with the way that Brighton do business, the fee required to take him would be astronomical.”

Sheringham thinks Spurs require a powerful striker with the ability to hold up the ball as successfully as Kane. He continued: “I do think that Toney and Ferguson are the type of strikers that Tottenham need to add. They are missing that focal point to spearhead the attack.

“We’ve seen how Manchester United haven’t had that dominant number nine over the last few years and the impact that has had on the team. Every club in the Premier League are looking for a goalscorer that can lead the line and bring other players into play. Look at the impact that Haaland has had at Manchester City. He came into their squad and completed it.”

Without Kane, who left Spurs with a record of 280 goals in 435 appearances, Sheringham fears Champions League qualification is out of reach for the north Londoners. He added: “It’s really difficult to predict if Tottenham will finish in the top four at this stage of the season.

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“We’re one game in, Kane has departed, so Tottenham desperately need to bring in another forward who can lead the line and that would change the whole set-up of the team.

“At this moment in time, I would say that with a new manager coming in with new ideas and tactics, I think a top four finish is probably out of the question at the moment for Tottenham. There are going to be other clubs that are in more dominant positions that will be able to push on into the top four than Tottenham this season.”

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