PHIL TAYLOR claims he has been offered the chance to mentor Luke Littler. But the Power reckons the 17-year-old superstar is so good that he could earn enough money from throwing darts to retire – by the time he is 25! Littler – who lost in the 2024 world darts final to Luke Humphries – grew up watching Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld battle each other in thrilling fashion on the PDC circuit. And according to Taylor, the Warrington-born star’s camp have reached out to him for advice and tips on staying at the top.
Taylor, the 16-time world darts champion, told talkSPORT: “With young Luke, they have asked me if I would sit down with him. I said: ‘Of course, I will.’ “But I would have to go and live with him for a few days, see what he is all about.
READ MORE IN DARTS “I know young Luke, we have the same sponsor. If I spent time with him, I would see how he practises, see how he eats and exercises, how he does anything. “If he’s playing on those PlayStations, I would give him a set time, an hour a night or something, and then get ready for the next day.
“Make sure you aren’t staying up late and wake up in the morning and you are shattered. “I have seen that many, many times – players who will have a drink afterwards, they get into the drinking and then they aren’t getting to bed until 1am or 2am.” Most read in Darts BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKER S Following his incredible run at Ally Pally over Christmas and the New Year, the o.