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Tottenham striker Kane thrilled to meet Sheringham

Tottenham striker Harry Kane admits growing up idolising Teddy Sheringham.

Kane grew up a Tottenham fan and dreams of following in the footsteps of fans' favourite Sheringham.

"He's a great finisher and was very good at getting in the box, scoring so many goals, especially for Spurs," Kane told the Daily Mail.

"As I grew up I tried to use him as a role model and if I can score as many goals as he did, it would not be bad.

"I met him once at a golf charity day and got to talking about Millwall [one of Kane's loan clubs] because he played for them as well. It was great to meet him."

Asked what advice Sheringham gave him, Kane said: 'Just to score goals. As a striker you have got to score goals.

"It was only last year - we had a little chat about football. He's a great bloke and it was nice to meet him.

"I was a little bit star-struck, to be honest. When you meet your idol you don't really know what to say but he had great conversation."

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