Tottenham Hotspur take on Coventry City in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday and Ange Postecoglou has made a decision regarding Archie Gray, two months after leaving Leeds United.
It is more than two months since the news broke that 18-year-old Gray would be leaving his boyhood club to join London side Tottenham. A £40m deal, though a quarter of that was used to sign Joe Rodon.
A transfer that helped Leeds balance the books and avoid a possible Profit & Sustainability Rules penalty. Of course, he was not the only big departure with Georginio Rutter and Crysencio Summerville leaving.
Fast forward from Tottenham’s signing of Gray until now, and the England U21 star is yet to make a first start for Ange Postecoglou’s men since his arrival while both Rutter and Summerville have made starts.
Gray set to win first start for Tottenham on Wednesday night
With the Europa League not beginning until next week, Spurs are in action on Wednesday evening in the Carabao Cup. Postecoglou’s men take on Coventry City, who of course reached the FA Cup semi-finals.
Gray is yet to make a start for Spurs, coming on as a sub in their first two games but remaining an unused sub in their last two against Newcastle and Arsenal. However, Give Me Sport details some good news.
Indeed, they say Gray is about to win his first start for Postecoglou’s men on Wednesday night and get a start against Mark Robins’ cup specialists. A chance to shine for the £40m teen in a Tottenham shirt.
What Angus Kinnear said to Gray just before joining Tottenham
Kinnear recently gave an interview to The Square Ball, which has become an annual event after the summer window. He said he travelled with “phenomenal” Gray to London to sort out a move to Spurs.
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Indeed, Kinnear shares what he said to Gray while completing his move to Spurs that if it didn’t feel right, to give Leeds another year. But the teen sensation chose to join Spurs under manager Postecoglou.
“We spoke to him on the final day, Paraag and I, said, ‘Archie, if this doesn’t feel right, just come back and train, give us another year’. But I don’t begrudge him of the decision at all, it’s just the reality of the gap.”