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Harry Kane: Tottenham's Dele Alli can become 'one of world's best players'

LONDON -- Harry Kane has told ESPN FC that his "unbelievable" Tottenham Hotspur teammate Dele Alli will go on to be one of the best players in the world.

Alli, 20, was named PFA Young Player of the Year last season following a remarkable debut campaign in the Premier League, and he has been better still this season. The England international has already scored more league goals -- 11 -- than he managed in the whole of last season, partly because he is playing closer to teammate Kane.

His goal scoring has earned him comparisons with Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Paul Scholes but he has reached 20 Premier League goals in fewer games than all three, and Kane believes Alli is "his own player.