Tottenham have taken a youth-focused approach to the transfer market this summer with Archie Gray being one of the brightest recruits. Reports from inside the club suggest that the teenager has taken little time to impress.
Following his debut season in charge of Tottenham Hotspur, Ange Postecoglou has utilised this summer to implement his own style upon his squad, chopping many fringe players out of his side and introducing many exciting young talents.
One of the most exciting is 18-year-old versatile midfielder, Archie Gray, who Tottenham paid £30 million plus Joe Rodon to sign from Leeds United, beating off widespread interest in the star who lit up the Championship whilst still a teenager. (BBC Sport)
Gray appears to have immediately found himself at home in North London, featuring heavily in the club’s media as well as being handed plenty of minutes in pre-season by Ange Postecoglou.
The former Leeds United midfielder appears to have taken very little time to make an impact at his new club, with Charlie Eccleshare relaying that fact to the Last Word On Spurs podcast.
Eccleshare said: “It makes the club a more attractive place to go to for young players, Archie Gray, the last year or so, everyone I have spoken to about him has just gushed about how good he is and how good he could be. He’s definitely a really exciting one.”
Yves Bissouma’s recent shock suspension by the Australian manager may well have opened the door for Gray too.
The Malian midfielder was removed from selection by Postecoglou after a video emerged of the midfielder inhaling laughing gas, increasing Gray’s chances of starting Spurs’ Premier League opener against Leicester on Monday. (Evening Standard)
Archie Gray is one of the talents within the Spurs squad that I am most desperate to see given a chance. Having kept a keen eye on the teenager whilst he was playing with Leeds United in the Championship, I was consistently impressed by his maturity and composure on the ball at such a tender age.
Although the Bissouma situation is aggravating for all parties involved, it can offer Gray the perfect opportunity that he may have, under typical circumstances, had to wait a lot longer to receive.
But, if Gray’s attitude and performances with Leeds United were anything to go by last year, the teenager will thrive under the pressure. Gray is no stranger to pressure, the midfielder/ defender was involved in one of the tensest Championship promotion fights in living memory last season and displayed experience and an attitude way beyond his years.
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