Harry Kane’s eventual meteoric rise appears to have been beset by all manner of issues and listening to Tottenham’s former head of academy recruitment, its close to a miracle that the boy ever fought his way through. And that’s precisely what happened with Harry. He fought tooth and nail.
Next time you hear Tim Sherwood or A.N Other waxing lyrical about how they guided the now England captain to stardom, remember that it was men like Richard Allen here who were genuinely on the scene, and were implementing club directives. The former head of academy recruitment is the one to listen to.
