Jonathan Obika looking to outshine Harry Kane on emotional Tottenham return

Jonathan Obika is looking forward to returning to his old club Tottenham and showing them what they missed out on.

The 31-year-old came through the academy at Spurs but failed to make the grade before being moved on to Swindon in 2014.

He made just four appearances for Tottenham prior to that move, and was loaned out a whopping 11 times.

But he's now hoping to put down proper roots at Morecambe - and today hopes to spring another shock on what has already been a coupon-busting weekend in the FA Cup third round.

He once played in the same youth team as current Spurs and England striker Harry Kane.

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The two players' careers may have followed different trajectories since, but Obika says his old teammate deserves all the success he has enjoyed.

Obika, who is still good friends with Tottenham coach Ryan Mason, said: "Harry was a great strike partner in the youth level and under-23s.

"It's great to see how well he has done. He deserves everything.

"It will be good to share the pitch with him.

"Spurs was my childhood club from 10 to 23 and I still have good relationships with some of the staff and team so I'm looking forward to going back to N17. Some of the staff there, the medical team, academy managers I still keep in contact with so it will be good to see them.

"The new stadium has been classed as a spaceship so I'm looking forward to seeing what it's like!"

Whilst the bookies may not fancy Morecambe's chances, Obika has a decent cup pedigree to call upon.

He played in two semi-finals in Scotland last season, the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup for St Mirren.

Last weekend he notched his first goal for the Shrimps in a superb come-from-behind win. They were 3-0 down to fellow strugglers Doncaster at half-time, but an outstanding fightback after the interval saw Stephen Robinson's side seal a huge victory.

Any kind of positive result today would usurp even that most thrilling of comebacks, but manager Robinson believes his plucky group should not be ruled out.

Robinson, who also came through Spurs' ranks in the 1990s, said of Obika: "Jon's one of the nicest guys I've met in football.

"He got injured in his first pre-season game for us, only made his debut three weeks ago and scored on Saturday.

"I've never seen a boy work so hard off the pitch to get fit. It's nice to see one of the good guys back, and this will be a brilliant occasion for him."

A little-known fact regarding Obika is that his cousin is Lemar, the singer who shot to fame in the early 2000s.

If there's any justice for Obika, after a nomadic career and rotten injury luck of late, then a cup shock could well be on the cards in North London today.