One of the rare talented youngsters at Tottenham Hotspur that DIDN’T get a loan this season was Alfie Devine. That’s despite previous reporting that he had interest from a number of Championship clubs for his services; for whatever reason, those didn’t pan out.
But hope is not lost! The transfer windows are still open in a number of European countries, including Belgium, which has proven to be a great league for developing young English talent. Pursuant to that, Alasdair Gold tweeted yesterday that Alfie Devine is heading to Belgium today to complete a medical at Westerlo ahead of a season-long loan in the Jupiler Pro League.
And yes, you DO recognize that club, because that’s the current club of future Tottenham starting central defender and Croatian youth international Luka Vuskovic, who is already having a hell of a season playing first team football at Westerlo.
Spurs agreed to sign Vuskovic at age 16 from his youth club Hajduk Split in Croatia last summer when he turns 18, and he spent the season on loan in Poland and this season at Westerlo. He’s already considered something of a cult figure in Belgium, and at 6’4” (as a 17-year old!) he’s an imposing presence.
But this is an article about Alfie Devine, and it should be a good loan for him as well. He should get some solid first team experience in a quality international league, and a good loan means that he’s still very much in Tottenham’s first team plans for the future.
We’ll wait for the official announcement which should come soon, and will update this article when it happens.