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QPR snapped up Kieran Morgan in July and the teenage is already impacting the first team.
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Tottenham Hotspur have been sent another reminder that they may come to regret allowing 18-year-old Kieran Morgan to leave the club as a free agent this summer as the player continues to impress at QPR.
The Championship outfit snapped up the midfielder this summer after he left Spurs following the end of his scholarship. Morgan had spent some 10 years in North London but was not deemed to be part of the first team's long term future.
Initially, the teenager had been recruited as part of the QPR Development Squad but with the first team struggling for results in the Championship, had been promoted by Marti Cifuentes. Morgan had a first taste of second tier action as a sub against Portsmouth last month and found himself on the scoresheet the next game against Coventry City - a goal which rescued a point in a 1-1 meeting.
Marti Cifuentes praises ex Spurs man
After turning heads with those cameos, Cifuentes awarded the player with his first start against top of the table Sunderland on Saturday. Morgan put in a gutsy performance in the centre of the park as the R's claimed a point against the high flyers.
Speaking after the game, Cifuentes heaped praise on the youngster in what may be a painful reminder for Tottenham Hotspur of what they let leave the club for free. The QPR head coach said: "He played fantastic. He has a big personality.
"That's a little bit the trend he has been showing since he joined in the summer. He came here at 17 years old and now he's 18. He's been showing a lot of good things and getting some minutes these last games because that is what he has been pushing for.
"We felt that today he could be a part of the team and he has done very well. I am very happy for him with the way he played and the personality he showed, playing against a team at the top of the table, asking for the ball all the time, being crucial in our build-up play and crucial in how we attack in the last third.
"Very, very good signal for not only him but for the club that we have the possibility to give opportunities to academy players and that they can perform at this level."
Morgan - ‘I’m a presence in and around the box’
Morgan was part of the under-18 set-up at Tottenham Hotspur last season and had set out his aim to get into the first team as soon as possible after signing this summer.
When arriving at QPR, he told the club website: "I'm delighted to be here. It's great to have my future sorted - I'm excited.
"Everyone at QPR has been so welcoming and I think this move will really help my development. I'm a hard-working player who is also technically good on the ball and with my range of passing.
"Defensively, I'm a presence in and around the box and hopefully I'll be able to help the team in both an attacking and defensive sense. My aim now is to start pre-season well and give a good account of myself to the coaches. Hopefully, I'll be with the first team one day and that's on me now. I just can't wait to get started."