Shayon Harrison says Vincent Janssen advised him to join Dutch club Almere.
Shayon Harrison left Tottenham last summer to join Dutch second tier side Almere City and has told Planet Football about the role of Vincent Janssen in the move.
He told of how Janssen is a legend at the club and the striker advised the 22-year-old to go there and kickstart his career.
Harrison said of Janssen: “He is a legend at Almere, where he started his career, so I sought his advice and he helped me with the decision to move here.
“I am trying to emulate his path, as Vinny went from Almere to AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie, and then to the Premier League.”
Janseen joined Almere in 2013, having come through the youth ranks at Feyenoord and played for the club until 2015, netting 29 league goals in 69 appearances.
Both Janssen and Harrison failed to prove themselves as a reliable backup striker to Harry Kane and left the club during the reign of Mauricio Pochettino.
What a player like Harrison needs is regular football, which he didn’t get at Tottenham. He has played 17 league games this season, netting seven goals in the Dutch second tier.
It may seem like a big step down from Tottenham but he is clearly looking to work his way up again by playing matches and scoring goals – on Janssen’s advice.
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