Harry Kane shows his true colours with message to Dominic Solanke after Tottenham transfer

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Harry Kane reckons Dominic Solanke will be a huge success at Tottenham following his record £65million move from Bournemouth.

The former Chelsea and Liverpool striker, 26, completed the formalities of his transfer over the weekend and was unveiled to fans at Spurs' final pre-season friendly against Bayern Munich on Saturday.

Solanke will attempt to fill the void left by Kane, who was the club's leading goalscorer before completing a blockbuster transfer of his own to Bayern last summer.

And after returning to Tottenham briefly on Saturday, Kane tipped Solanke to be a hit for Ange Postecoglou's side before wishing him all the best.

Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: "Yeah, he should be great. Dom is a great player and plays with high intensity and high speed, For sure, he's going to get chances in this team with the way Ange [Postecoglou] plays. You saw that today, two top teams going at it.

"I think it's a really good signing. I've seen him in the dressing room there and I just wished him all the best and of course I hope he has a great season."

Solanke plundered 19 Premier League goals for the Cherries last season and joins a Tottenham side who finished fifth under Postecoglou.

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While Kane feels Solanke will thrive under Spurs' head coach, Postecoglou stressed that the striker's attributes meant he was the club's top summer transfer target. He said: "He was one I was very keen to get in. It took a while to get over the line. I think he'll be a great fit for us, where he's at in his career. We identified him because he's got the attributes we're looking for.

"He's had to work his way up and I always think that's a good thing. If it's all positive in their career, you wonder how they'll deal with setbacks and he's had his quite early in his career and pushed on.

"I don't see any reason why he shouldn't be in a position to [start against Leicester]. He's done most of pre-season."

Solanke and Spurs start the new Premier League season with an away fixture against Leicester City on Monday August 19 before hosting Everton six days later. They then face Newcastle, Arsenal and Manchester United in September in a tough start to the season.

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