Tottenham have formally introduced that younger striker Dane Scarlett has been recalled from his mortgage at Oxford United, because the membership grapples with a tough Premier League marketing campaign and a rising damage disaster.
Spurs at the moment discover themselves in fifteenth place within the Premier League desk with simply 24 factors after 22 matches. Having gained solely seven video games and suffered 12 defeats, the North London aspect is enduring one among its worst seasons in current historical past.
The newest setback got here in a 3-2 loss towards relegation-threatened Everton. Regardless of late targets from Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison, Spurs had been unable to get better from a disastrous first half that noticed Everton rating thrice underneath new supervisor David Moyes.
The defeat has intensified stress on Tottenham supervisor Ange Postecoglou, whose techniques and management have confronted sharp criticism. Nevertheless, accidents to key gamers have additionally severely impacted his means to area a aggressive workforce.
Spurs’ damage checklist contains important gamers reminiscent of Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero in protection, Ben Davies, winger Wilson Odobert, and summer season signing Dominic Solanke in assault.
Tottenham proclaims early finish to Dane Scarlett’s mortgage spell
The damage disaster had Ange urging the membership to make obligatory squad additions, admitting the gamers need assistance after the Everton defeat.
And whereas the membership have been linked with a number of attackers this month, they’ve didn’t signal anybody. They had been strongly linked with a transfer for Randal Kolo Muani with reviews stating that Levy even flew to France to barter a take care of PSG. Nevertheless, the performed determined to affix Juventus on mortgage as a substitute.
They’ve nonetheless at this time recalled their younger striker Dane Scarlett from his mortgage at Oxford, formally confirming the transfer on their official web site.
Scarlett joined the Championship aspect in August and made 22 appearances in all competitions, scoring 4 targets and offering one help.
A product of Tottenham’s Academy, Scarlett first made waves with the U18s, the place he netted 23 targets and offered 4 assists in simply 23 matches. The striker hailed by Mourinho as ‘phenomenal’ debuted for the senior workforce in 2020 and has since made 17 appearances for the membership.
Whether or not the membership determine to make use of him as a part of the squad given the present damage state of affairs or ship him out on mortgage elsewhere the place he’s ensured common enjoying time stays to be seen.
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