Tottenham fans will love Will Lankshear’s parting words after the striker completed a permanent move to Middlesbrough.After his excellent campaign on loan at Oxford United last term, many felt that Lankshear had a shot of being used as Tottenham’s third-choice striker by Roberto De Zerbi for the upcoming season.However, the Lilywhites have instead decided to move the 21-year-old on permanently.According to reports, Middlesbrough have agreed to pay £20m to Spurs for Lankshear, including add-ons, with the centre-forward set to lead Boro’s quest for Premier League promotion next season.(Credit @thefrederikkejensen / Instagram)Will Lankshear pens an emotional goodbye message to TottenhamThe Spurs academy graduate was handed his senior debut by Ange Postecoglou back in 2024, and has managed just three senior appearances for the club, scoring once.However, he is a favourite among many supporters, some of whom were hoping that he could follow Harry Kane’s footsteps by emerging from the academy to become the club’s main number nine in the years to come.The centre-forward has now thanked the coaches and staff at Hotspur Way for all they have done for his development, as he gets set for a new adventure at the Riverside Stadium.Lankshear wrote on Instagram: “After 4 incredible seasons at Tottenham, mv time has come to an end. I’d like to thank all the staff, players and fans for making my time so enjoyable and helping me along the journey, Tottenham will always be engraved in my heart. Thank you.”Why Spurs made the right decision to sell LankshearMany Tottenham fans feel the club have made a huge mistake by letting Lankshear go, as they are convinced of the youngster’s talent to become a Premier League striker.Some have even questioned what the point of the academy is if the Lilywhites continue to allow their best young players to leave.However, £20m is a huge fee to turn down for a player who is not ready for the highest level yet, and that fee represents a huge success for the club’s academy set-up, as it will go down as pure profit for FFP calculations.Some sources have said that Spurs have added a big sell-on and a buy-back clause to the deal as insurance, which makes it a very prudent deal for the Lilywhites, as they look to build a squad that can challenge at the top end of the table next season.READ MORE: Tottenham lead £100m Eli Junior Kroupi chase as rival party drops out of raceThe post ‘Engraved in my heart’ – Will Lankshear sends Tottenham farewell after £20m exit appeared first on Spurs Web.