Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane is aiming to reach the level of Cristiano Ronaldo and believes he's "on the cusp" of being considered world-class.
Before meeting up with England for the World Cup qualifier against Scotland on Saturday, Kane finished the recent domestic season as the Premier League's leading scorer for the second campaign in a row, scoring 29 goals for Tottenham.
After being dubbed by some as a "one-season wonder" following his first successful term in a Tottenham shirt, Kane has established himself as one of the best strikers in the English top flight, but now he is setting his sights higher.
"Definitely," Kane said when asked if he is on the verge of becoming world-class. "That's what I want to be. I want to be classed in that bracket, but I know I'm not there yet. Part of it is proving it on the international stage. At club level I've had a good few seasons. It's now about taking that next step, international football in the big games, in the big moments.
"I'm working harder than ever to try and achieve that. I'm 23 now. Hopefully I've got a few more years left and I can learn and get better and really push forward."
Kane was talking a few days after Ronaldo had scored in a Champions League final for the third time, collecting his fourth medal in Europe's top competition. Kane has some way to go before reaching the Portugal international's level, but is still aiming for it.
"You see him do that game in, game out, in the finals, in the semifinals," Kane said. "That's what I aspire to be. Ronaldo's a great role model, a fantastic player. That's hopefully something I can achieve one day.
"You always get judged on the big games and the big moments. You see the world's best do it every time they seem to get those occasions. First and foremost, we've got to get there as a team. But as a player, you want to prove to the world you're as good as anyone else.
"I'm no different. I want to prove to everyone here and everyone across the world that I'm one of the best strikers out there."
Having proved the critics wrong at club level Kane now wants to improve his relatively modest scoring record for England: he has five goals from 17 international appearances, and he is now aiming to boost that significantly.
"Growing up, I've always had to prove people wrong to get where I am now," Kane said. "International's no different. I've always said, to be a world-class striker you have to do it at club and international level. Five in 17 isn't the worst record in the world.
"But I love to score and affect the game, so hopefully I can boost it up over the next three, four, five six years, carry it on for the rest of my international career and be classed as one of those top, top players.
"With club football, you are in a rhythm all the time. You are playing week in week out but for your country, it is not like that. You meet up every now and then. But it is something I have got to get used to.
"I want to get back playing, hopefully get back scoring. If I score maybe a hat trick at the weekend and a couple in the next game, the ratio might not look so bad. As a striker, you can always change that."