West Ham coach Terry Westley compares Antonio Martinez to Tottenham’s Harry Kane.
West Ham youngster Antonio Martinez is a player with a bright future and his academy coach believes he shares traits with England international Harry Kane.
The Spanish striker featured for the Hammers in pre-season and starred on loan at Oxford United last season.
He scored twice at the weekend for West Ham’s under-23 side, ending a three game stretch without a goal.
He said: “Toni is the type of a player – a Harry Kane dare I say it who apparently doesn’t score in August – they know they’re going to get goals.
“He is in that mould, he knows that sooner or later one is going to drop to him or he’s going to rifle one in because he’s always in and around the action.
“He might miss some and you’ll get frustrated with that, but as a coach you know, sooner or later, he’s going to bag goals.”
Martinez said in pre-season that he hopes to make it into West Ham’s first team this season, and if he keeps on impressing for the under-23s then he could get a chance.
The 20-year-old joined from Spanish side Valencia in 2016 and finished as top scorer for the under-23s last season.
West Ham have had a poor start to the season and Martinez contributing could provide just the spark they need to give the side a little lift, if Slaven Bilic decides to give him a chance.
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