LONDON -- Harry Kane says his goal haul for Tottenham should persuade rival Premier League clubs to put their faith in youth rather than spending big on overseas stars.
Kane, 22, scored twice for the second consecutive Sunday as Spurs returned to within five points of league leaders Leicester City courtesy of a 3-0 win over Bournemouth at White Hart Lane.
The England international began last season as Tottenham's third striker behind Emmanuel Adebayor and Roberto Soldado -- but only Manchester City's Sergio Aguero has matched his Premier League scoring record since the start of last season, with both players boasting 42 goals.
While Kane was facing Bournemouth, Marcus Rashford became the youngest player to score in the Manchester derby at 18 years and 114 days, and the Tottenham striker believes more young talent will emerge in the Premier League provided they are given a chance.
"If I can be a role model or if I can maybe make another manager play a young player coming through, rather than buy a player, that's incredible," Kane told reporters.
"I think sometimes managers like to buy players because they're more experienced from abroad, when they've got players under their nose that will give everything to the club they've been brought up with. The more people get chances at a young age, I think you'll see more talent coming through as we have done this season."
Kane's double against the Cherries moved him to 21 league goals for the season, the same number as he managed last term, and he is now two clear of Leicester's Jamie Vardy in the race for the Premier League's Golden Boot.
Sunderland's Kevin Phillips was the last Englishman to win the award in the 1999-2000 season and Kane believes it would be great for English football if he, or Vardy, can finish on top of the pile.
"That was a goal of mine -- to better what I did last season," added Kane, who failed to find the net in Spurs' first eight matches of the season.
"Obviously after the first few games there was a lot of talk about whether I would, but I've stayed focused and it's great to get to 21 in the league. There's plenty more games to go and hopefully I can finish with more than I did last season and see what I end up on.
"Of course it would be great [to win the Golden Boot] -- great for the Englishman that does it and great for the country. That's what this country wants, players scoring goals and creating goals, and we've got plenty of that at the moment. It's still quite a lot of games left so I'm not getting carried away and looking forward to the games coming up."
Kane also became only the fifth Englishman to reach 20 goals in consecutive seasons along with Andrew Cole, Les Ferdinand, Robbie Fowler and Alan Shearer, and he says he has set his sights on Shearer's all-time Premier League record of 260.
"It's not bad company at all," he said. "As a striker, that's what I want to do. I want to score as many goals as possible to help my team. It's great to break that 20-goal mark again but the most important thing for me is that we're winning points. We looked very solid today and it was a great 3-0 victory.
"It's a lot of goals and I'm still a long way off but Shearer was an idol of mine growing up -- to see how many goals he scored was incredible. I take it season by season. I don't like looking too far ahead because you never know what can happen.
"They're the goals you dream of. When you're a younger player, you watch them scoring goals week-in and week-out so to be doing that now is a dream come true. Hopefully I'll keep working hard and keep getting better and better and scoring as much as possible.
"All I can do is keep doing what I'm doing. I'm enjoying football at the moment, I love being out there on the pitch. I try to help my teammates as much as possible and scoring goals is what strikers love to do. Hopefully I can score more and we'll see what's written about me at the end of the season."
Kane's recent doubles against Aston Villa and Bournemouth came after he was rested in both legs of Spurs' Europa League round-of-16 tie against Borussia Dortmund, which the Bundesliga outfit won 5-1 on aggregate.
Spurs head coach Mauricio Pochettino made seven changes for the 2-0 win at Villa Park last week and five for Sunday's victory, as the North London club made it 18 points from a possible 24 following Europa League matches -- suggesting they have banished the European hangovers that have plagued previous campaigns.
"I think we've got a bigger squad, maybe a better squad, players that can rotate in and out. Players are maybe getting a bit more rest than they did last year," Kane said.
"The manager manages it well. He trains the workload, how much we've been doing and he keeps everyone fresh. Everyone looked fresh out there today, everyone that came on, and that's all you can ask for.
"As a player you want to play every game but the manager has to make his decisions and you have to deal with it. He chose not to play me midweek, and the week before, and I managed in the Premier League to score two braces. Obviously I feel fresh and ready to go and I'm looking forward to the international games ahead [for England]."