Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane will surpass Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer's all-time Premier League goalscoring record.
That's the view of former Magpie Andros Townsend, who is convinced the record is on the 27-year-old's mind 'every single day'.
Kane notched his 150th Premier League strike in Tottenham's late victory over West Brom on Sunday, and the England international is now 110 behind Shearer's record.
The legendary number nine has previously named Kane as the striker most likely to beat his long-standing record.
Now, Townsend - who played alongside Kane for six-and-a-half years at White Hart Lane - is confident his former team-mate will end up setting the all-time Premier League record.
He told talkSPORT : “If he stays in the Premier League for the next four or five years, 100 per cent, I think he will. He’s on course with 110 to go.
“If he continues his average of 26 goals every 38 games then he’s only three of four years away. Knowing Harry Kane, he thinks about that target every single day.
“Every single time he goes into training, he’s thinking about breaking that all-time goalscoring record because that’s what Harry Kane is like.
“Knowing Harry Kane and the way he looks after his body… yes, he picks up injuries, but his game is not really reliant on pace and I can see him going well into his 30s.
“He’s very determined, he’s very focused, and if he sets his mind to something, eventually he will get it.”
Kane has so far scored 201 goals in just 301 appearances at Tottenham since making his debut in 2011, and has bagged 32 strikes in just 49 appearances for his country.
Townsend believes the 27-year-old is the best strike in football "bar none", and does not believe other leading marksman across Europe would be able to match his numbers in the Premier League.
Townsend added: "He is very under-appreciated.
“People love to speak about the Lewandowskis and the Benzemas, but if those guys came to the Premier League, they wouldn’t be hitting the numbers Harry Kane’s been hitting on a consistent basis.
“On average he’s scoring 26 goals a season, which is incredible."
