Callum Olusesi has signed a new four-year contract with Tottenham Hotspur.
The central midfielder, who only turned 18 last month, made his first-team debut for Spurs earlier this year from the bench in their 3-2 victory over Hoffenheim in the Europa League. He has been an unused substitute on 12 occasions in the Premier League too.
Olusesi helped Spurs win both the Under-17 and Under-18 Premier League Cup in the 2022-23 campaign and made several appearances for the Under-21s last season as they won the Premier League 2 title.
Olusesi is close friends with Mikey Moore and they have progressed through Tottenham’s academy together. They have regularly trained with Ange Postecoglou’s first-team squad and both represented England at last summer’s Under-17 European Championship.
Moore, who does not turn 18 until August, has made 16 appearances under Postecoglou this season but missed two months of action due to a virus.
‘Spurs give young players hope there is a first-team pathway’
Tottenham’s 3-0 victory over Elfsborg in the Europa League in January should give young players in their academy, including Olusesi, confidence that there is a clear pathway into the first-team.
Damola Ajayi scored on his debut while other academy graduates Moore and Dane Scarlett found the back of the net too. Postecoglou has consistently given young players opportunities across his two seasons in charge including Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray.
Spurs have signed highly-rated young players from other clubs including Yang-Min Hyeok and Luka Vuskovic. They are collecting some of the best upcoming talent from around the world but, crucially, keep promoting players they have developed internally too.
With a new deal which runs until 2029, Olusesi will hope to follow the path Moore and Will Lankshear have made by stepping up into senior football permanently.
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