Harry Kane breaks goalscoring records like philatelists collect stamps – and this season a crown jewel in Tottenham Hotspur's history is within his reach.
Although the England captain admits his long-term target is to surpass Alan Shearer in the Premier League's all-time scoring charts, closer to home he is bearing down on the blue riband measurement of greatness at Spurs. Kane's goals in the 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest on Sunday put him level with Andy Cole on 187 in the top flight since Richard Keys and Andy Gray invented football in 1992, leaving only Alan Shearer (260) and Wayne Rooney (208) ahead of him.
But on White Hart Lane, there is a growing sense of inevitability that Kane will surpass a milestone synonymous with Tottenham's golden age: a record which transcends nerds, number-crunchers and trainspotters. For more than half a century, Jimmy Greaves' record of 266 goals for Spurs has stood proud like the cockerel on the club badge.
