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‘Harry Kane was never a boy wonder’ – Liam Brady tells talkSPORT why Tottenham striker was rejected by Arsenal

Liam Brady has told talkSPORT nobody could have predicted that Harry Kane would go on to become one of the world’s best strikers after he was released by Arsenal at the age of eight.

The Gunners' former academy director admitted in an interview on Monday that Kane was let go by the club as ‘he was a bit chubby and not very athletic’.

You’d be searching for some time to find a decision which has backfired on a club more – Kane eventually joined rivals Tottenham at the age of 11 and within ten years he was scoring goals for fun at the top level.