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Football League World looks at how much Will Lankshear could earn at the two current Championship promotion-hopefuls

On-loan Tottenham Hotspur striker Will Lankshear has started to come into his own during Oxford United's ongoing relegation scrap, and it's grabbed the attention of two of the premier outfits in the second tier.

The 20-year-old has goals in each of his last two games, which have helped Matt Bloomfield's side cut the gap between themselves and safety significantly, to the point where the Yellows were actually out of the bottom three momentarily after their second consecutive win against Preston North End on Friday night.

Lankshear has clear top-flight qualities, as exhibited at times last season at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with goals in the Europa League, but other than that, it hasn't worked out for him at senior level since that £2.5 million move from Sheffield United in 2022.

Football League World has exclusively revealed that, if Tottenham were willing to cut ties this summer, both Middlesbrough and Wrexham, two current occupants of places inside the top six in the Championship, are interested in bringing him in.

With Lankshear estimated to be earning £5,000 per week currently during his loan spell at Oxford, per Capology, FLW has explored the wage structures of both Middlesbrough and Wrexham to see how much he could earn at either side.

How much Will Lankshear could earn at Middlesbrough or Wrexham

When discussing what role someone like Lankshear could take up at either club, it's a lot easier to conclude how he may be used at Wrexham compared to Middlesbrough.

Recent January arrival Bailey Cadamarteri is the same age as the Tottenham youngster, plays in the same position and is seen as one for the future at the Stok Cae Ras, having failed to get off the bench at all since he arrived from Sheffield Wednesday for £1 million on Deadline Day.

Capology estimates Cadamarteri to be earning £6,500 per week at Wrexham, putting him near the bottom of the overall squad wage bill. Given the similarities that the two 20-year-olds possess, it can be easy to suggest that he may end up being handed a similar contract.

As for Middlesbrough, Leo Castledine is arguably the player to single out when looking at comparisons to how much Lankshear may earn at the Riverside.

Both players are products of the elite academies of the traditional 'big six' clubs, and both have a keen eye for goal, even if Castledine's has been from just behind the main striker.

Capology estimates Castledine to be earning £10,000 per week at Middlesbrough, and while injury has stopped him from showcasing that level of talent so far in a Boro shirt, it's only a matter of time before he shows the class that Huddersfield Town were experiencing first-hand in the first half of the campaign.

Lankshear has that goalscoring knack in the Championship, let alone League One, so you'd expect his wages to be at least £10,000, significantly more than what they may be in North Wales.

Wage structure and past evidence may sway Will Lankshear away from Wrexham and towards Middlesbrough

If Lankshear is someone who wants to earn money, then evidence would suggest that Middlesbrough would be the better option for him if he were to leave Tottenham in the summer.

But regardless of that, a move to the Riverside could be the better option anyway, if he wanted to progress his career.

We've seen talented attacking players get lost in the shuffle at Wrexham this season, as Phil Parkinson has, at times, had more strikers than he knows what to do with.

It's led to the likes of Ryan Hardie and Jay Rodriguez missing time earlier this season, and now, Davis Keillor-Dunn and Cadamarteri are falling victim to the same notion.

At Middlesbrough, not only is the striker position one that many critics feel Kim Hellberg could do with upgrading, but the Riverside-based side would allow Lankshear to play in an exciting, front-footed attacking side that could be in the Premier League come the summer.

And for potentially more money as well? It would be a no-brainer for the 20-year-old.