He may be unproven at a big club but I just think you can't ignore his goal scoring record.
He scored 31 in 68 games for Charlton in two seasons, the second of which they were relegated.
He scored 31 in 50 for Sunderland who are a mid table side at best.
Fair enough he scored 18 in 60 for Spurs but he was a sub for a good part of his time there and in his second season was there top scorer.
I rate the lad and think it's hard to ignore a Premier League record such as his even if he has some flaws in his game.
I still think £20M is a bit high but if this was a striker from Italy, Spain or Germany with his record I would bet the price tag would be just as high. Edin Dzecko has a similar ratio, 109 in 233 games, and he is being rumored to cost around £30M.
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