Ian Wright tells Tottenham to target Premier League striker to support Harry Kane

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Ian Wright has urged Tottenham Hotspur to target another Premier League striker to support Harry Kane.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino

Ian Wright has told The Sun that Tottenham should target Manolo Gabbiadini if they are looking for more support for Harry Kane as he does not feel that the Italian will be at Southampton for much longer if he keeps scoring.

Spurs’ lack of options up front has once again been exposed with Kane set for a spell on the sidelines after limping out of the club’s FA Cup tie with Millwall last week, leaving Vincent Janssen as the side’s only fit out-and-out striker option.

While Janssen scored a good goal against the Lions, there will still be many that will remain unconvinced about whether he has the ability to be Kane’s sole understudy at White Hart Lane.

And Wright has suggested that Mauricio Pochettino should turn to his former club if he decides to bolster his attacking ranks in the summer.

Southampton’s Manolo Gabbiadini celebrates scoring

“Manolo Gabbiadini is the kind of player that Tottenham should be looking to buy,” he told The Sun.

“The way he takes chances and how sharp he looks… I can’t see him staying at Southampton too long if he carries on like this.”

Gabbiadini has enjoyed a stunning run of form since arriving in England at the end of the January transfer window for £14 million (via BBC Sport). The 25-year-old has already scored six times in just four games in all competitions, including a brace in the League Cup final where he was unlucky not to have another as he was wrongly adjudged to have been offside when the game was goalless.

Despite the incredible run, it is arguably still too early to make a true judgement about whether he would be a good addition to the Tottenham squad. But as Wright suggests, if he continues to find the back of the net in the coming weeks, then the Saints may face an uphill battle trying to keep him, and if that is the case, perhaps Spurs should be one of the teams that makes a move.