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'You have to put him as the greatest goal scorer ever: Graeme Souness hails 'true artist' Jimmy Greaves after the legendary England and Tottenham striker died at the age of 81

Graeme Souness has hailed Jimmy Greaves as the 'greatest goal scorer of all time' after the former Tottenham and England striker passed away at the age of 81.

Spurs announced that their all-time record goal scorer and one of their greatest players in the club's history passed away in the early hours of Sunday morning.

He was widely regarded as the greatest goalscorer of his generation scoring 447 goals across his club career including an unrivalled 266 for Tottenham, 132 strikes for fellow London club Chelsea and 44 goals in 57 games for England.