Alfie Dorrington has signed a new contract with Tottenham Hotspur and will spend the rest of the season on loan with Aberdeen.
Dorrington joined Tottenham’s academy when he was 13 after spending time in the youth-team set-up of non-League side Cockfosters. The 19-year-old centre-back made his Premier League debut for Spurs as a substitute in last month’s 5-0 victory over Southampton.
Tottenham are struggling with an injury crisis at the moment with senior centre-backs Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Ben Davies unavailable. Archie Gray, who prefers to play in midfield, and Radu Dragusin have started together at centre-back in the last nine games in all competitions. When Dragusin was substituted against Newcastle United and Tamworth, full-back Djed Spence partnered Gray.
It means opportunities have been slim for Dorrington and, with Van de Ven and Romero returning in the near future, head coach Ange Postecoglou said last week they were looking to send him out on loan.
“Alfie is training with us and he has been around the first-team squad and part of the first-team squad,” Postecoglou said. “He had a pretty significant injury which kept him out of football for quite a while. He probably needs to get some game time so we will look for a loan for him.”
He will hopefully receive more playing time with Aberdeen who are fourth in the Scottish Premiership. The England Under-19 international’s new deal runs until 2029. Dorrington signed his previous deal in June 2023 and it was due to expire in 18 months.
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