Tottenham Hotspur are not done in the transfer window, and especially with their outgoings, according to a new article in the Evening Standard by Dan Kilpatrick. According to the report, Spurs still plan on loaning out a trio of young players on the fringes of the first team squad — utility player Jamie Donley, attacking midfielder Alfie Devine, and central defender Ashley Phillips are all set to depart the club on loan for the season.
All of this makes sense. Phillips and Devine are both coming off of excellent loans last season at Plymouth Argyle (with Phillips named Plymouth’s Young Player of the Season) and are set for a step up in competition. Jamie Donley has yet to have his first loan, and while he’s been a forward at the youth level he filled in capably as a left back for Ange Postecoglou during preseason and is ready to get substantial first team minutes elsewhere. All three are considered important players for the future at Tottenham, but are not quite ready to crack the first team yet.
But as interesting as those tipped for loans are, just as interesting are those NOT on the list. Kilpatrick notes that 17-year-old Mikey Moore, the ink on his professional contract barely dry, is set to be a full time member of Spurs’ first team this season, which reflects both his ability and the fact that Spurs are generally reluctant to send players younger than 18 out on loan. Will Lankshear is also noted — Kilpatrick suggests the club thinks he’s ready for a loan, but are perhaps hesitant to send him out immediately as he would provide cover and rotation for Richarlison and Dominic Solanke up top. I would interpret this to mean that Lankshear might be kept around for a half season until Spurs get through the early rounds of the Europa League and domestic cups — just in case one or both get injured at some point, but Big Willy Lanks might leave in January for a loan stint somewhere.
Kilpatrick notes that Manor Solomon is also likely headed out on loan somewhere this season, while Gio Lo Celso and Sergio Reguilon continue to be linked with permanent transfers out of the club.