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Tottenham midfielder Oliver Skipp: Capaincy something down the line

Tottenham midfielder Oliver Skipp has played down talk of him being a future captain.

Despite his age, the England international has a maturity on the pitch and in the way he speaks off it and responded to the calls for him to be the next Tottenham skipper.

"I think there's a few candidates for that as well," Skipp admitted.

"Hugo's [Lloris] been brilliant as a captain. Obviously people like Harry [Kane] have been at the club for years.

"It's something down the line but there's a lot of people before me and all I can say is you can see how much I love playing for the club. Always a nice comment to hear."

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