Middlesbrough have agreed a deal for Tottenham Hotspur striker Will Lankshear that could rise to a club-record £20 million. The initial deal is worth around £10 million with an additional £10 million due in add-ons based on various incentives.
The 21-year-old has yet to agree personal terms amid reported rival interest. Lankshear spent last season on loan at Oxford United, scoring 11 goals and making four assists in 44 Championship games.
It follows a starring role in Tottenham's youth team having joined from Sheffield United in 2022. The England youth international scored 23 goals for the Under-21 side that won the 2023-24 Premier League 2 title, and he was named the competition's player of the season.
Lankshear made his senior debut in October 2024 against Ferencvaros in the Europa League, scoring his first senior goal before being sent off in his next appearance away at Galatasaray.
This move would be Middlesbrough's fourth signing of the summer after securing Miles Peart-Harris from Oxford on a free transfer, Jeremy Sarmiento from Brighton, and Kyle Joseph from Hull City. It follows the exit of midfielder Hayden Hackney to Everton for around £16 million and includes a sizeable sell-on fee if Chelsea complete the £117 million signing of Morgan Rogers.
- Tottenham U21 → Tottenham (2026)
- Oxford United → Tottenham U21 (2026), End of loan
- Tottenham U21 → Oxford United (2025), loan transfer