Tottenham Hotspur are keeping an eye on Will Lankshear amid his excellent start to life at Middlesbrough, but bringing him back will be complicated.Many Spurs fans felt back in the summer that the club were making a mistake letting Lankshear go, even though the fee could rise to £20m, including add-ons.The forward has demonstrated exactly why that was the case, having already scored 10 goals for his new club in 13 outings across all competitions.What makes matters worse for Spurs is the form of their own strikers, with new signing Omar Marmoush yet to open his account, while Dominic Solanke only scored his first Premier League goal of the season in the club’s recent draw at Old Trafford.In fact, Lankshear alone has scored more goals for Boro this season than Tottenham have managed in all competitions this term.W. LankshearMiddlesbrough – Championship (2026 – 2027)Appearances10Minutes Played841Average Rating6.99Shots23Shots on Target16Goals8Assists0Key Passes7Pass Accuracy (%)80.00Duels Won23Successful Dribbles2Stats correct as of 17 October 2026.Photo by Lampson Yip/Lampson Yip/Clicks ImagesTottenham have a right-to-match clause for Will Lankshear but no buy-back clauseDespite some speculation suggesting that the Lilywhites added a buy-back clause for their academy graduate, TEAMtalk have now claimed that no such clause exists in the 21-year-old’s contract.Instead, Spurs have a ‘matching-rights’ clause for Lankshear, which means that De Zerbi’s men will have the right to match any offer that is accepted by Middlesbrough for the centre-forward in the future.That means that the North London club do not have a guaranteed route to bring the youngster back to the club, which a buy-back clause would have provided.However, despite not having a buy-back clause, it is revealed that Tottenham are continuing to monitor the England U21 international’s development at the Riverside Stadium closely.Why re-signing Lankshear is expected to prove complicated for SpursTEAMtalk say that Tottenham are well aware of the potential they let go, and they realise that any attempt to bring Lankshear back to Hotspur Way will prove complicated.While the forward has set his sights on playing Premier League football, he now wants to achieve that objective with Boro.Lankshear is said to be enjoying his football with Kim Hellberg’s side, who currently sit just two points behind league leaders, Swansea City.Finally, it is revealed that Spurs are far from the only club monitoring Lankshear’s progress. The striker’s impressive start to the season has attracted attention from several Premier League clubs as well as from around Europe.READ MORE: Tim Sherwood backs Harry Kane for Tottenham return despite new Bayern contractThe post Tottenham continue to monitor Will Lankshear but Spurs don’t have the clause they need appeared first on Spurs Web.