He might not have looked like an eventual 100-cap England hero, but the signs of Harry Kane's talent were there as a Norwich City loan player.
That's the verdict from former Canaries manager Chris Hughton, who brought Kane to Carrow Road more than 12 years ago.
He was hoping to add some firepower to a striking department led by City legend Grant Holt, but saw those attempts derailed by a metatarsal injury early in Kane's spell at the club.
Hughton could see indicators of a good player, however, even if he didn't predict the striker's rise to world-class status.
"The difficulty we had with Harry was he got injured when he was with us," the 65-year-old recalled. "What he would do and other coaches would tell you is exactly the same, every day after training he would have a bag of balls and one of the coaches was with him, just doing finishing sessions.
"He would consistently find the corners, left foot, right foot. If you said to me in those days he would've become the celebrated player he is, I wasn't sure. He was still developing at the time.
"This was a young player that, however big his progress was going to be, he had great confidence in his own ability and knew he was on an upward trajectory.
"The mindset I saw in him, the confidence, the desire to play and disappointment when he didn't play; it's about putting it all together - and he's done that."
Former team-mate Robert Snodgrass, a key player in that Norwich side, could see similar strengths. He too had sympathy for Kane during his time in Norfolk, praising his work ethic in training.
"It was a difficult time for [Kane], which people don't recognise because of how well he's done everywhere and internationally," he told Sky Sports.
"It's important for any kid watching his journey, his story, it was a tough one for him. He was a great lad but I think he had a one-on-one in one of the games, and he missed it. When you're a young lad coming in, those opportunities probably have to go for you.
"For us it was a real eye-opener for us seeing him go out after training. It was so refreshing to see a young lad with that drive, wanting to be the best finisher and working on his game, even though his finishing was top quality.
"The coaches were amazing with him, he'd do 30 or 40 minutes every day. He was a really nice guy, always down to earth and chilled in terms of coming from a big club. He probably learned from it, but it was a challenging time for him at that point."
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