Ollie Watkins names Spurs star who has everything

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Ollie Watkins has suggested to Sky Sports that Harry Kane is a perfect player to learn from, insisting that the Tottenham Hotspur star has got everything.

Watkins is getting the chance to work closely with Kane over the next couple of weeks following his maiden call-up to the England squad.

It is a reward for what has been an outstanding season for the 25-year-old. There looked set to be a lot of pressure on his shoulders with Aston Villa paying an initial £28 million fee in the summer (via Birmingham Live).

But he has stepped up superbly. Watkins has scored 10 times in the Premier League, with the highlight proving to be the hat-trick against Liverpool at the start of the campaign.

And he has suggested that he is hoping that linking up with Kane will help him take his game to the next level.

“I spoke to him a couple of times actually. He’s a really nice guy,” he told Sky Sports. “Just asking him how he trains, what he does, how he looks after himself, just get some inside knowledge on how he works. I think he’s got everything really, so definitely someone I can learn off.”

It appears that Watkins needs little outside help establishing himself as a top flight-level forward. But Kane can certainly relate the journey the Villa man has been on.

Watkins made his way from League Two before moving into the Championship. Kane meanwhile, spent time on loan in League One and in the second tier.

And as Watkins seemingly gears up for his first England cap, there may be no better teammate for him to help elevate his game to the next level than the man who currently looks destined to become the country’s all-time leading goalscorer at some stage.