Tottenham academy director John McDermott says that, had Spurs' new star been judged solely on data, he might have slipped through the cracks as a prospect.
One of the wonders of English football’s Young Player of the Year is that he does not immediately catch the eye – but Harry Kane has always been that way.
The Tottenham and England striker won the PFA award Sunday in recognition of a sensational season in which he has scored 30 goals for the club he joined as an 11-year-old.
In the space of six months, Kane has graduated from Spurs reserve to the most lethal striker in the Premier League.