Tanner can be a hit in Championship – Russell

By Neil Harvey

OLLIE Tanner has all it takes in order to succeed in the Championship, says his former Lewes manager Tony Russell.
One of Non-League’s brightest prospects has finally sealed his move from Sussex four months after famously turning down a deal with Tottenham Hotspur.
The winger, 20, showed maturity beyond his years by refusing the Premier League switch because he feared he would be placed in under-23 football or farmed out on loan.
“I knew when he went up to Cardiff, it was different,” Russell told Wales-Online. “With Spurs, we agreed a deal and he turned it down.
He was ummin...

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