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Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed that Troy Parrott could be a part of his first-team squad next season, per the London Evening Standard.
What’s he said?
Parrott made his debut for the club in the pre-season friendly against Juventus on Sunday, playing 45 minutes in a game that Spurs won 3-2.
A 17-year-old striker, he has been prolific for the club’s Under-18 team, scoring 15 goals in 13 games.
Parrott has also won caps for the Republic of Ireland at youth level and Pochettino says that he could be utilised as back-up to Harry Kane in the 2019/20 campaign after both Fernando Llorente and Vincent Janssen left the club.
He said: “Today, yes [he could be included in the squad], tomorrow, I don’t know.
“He’s still so young but we’ll see what happens at the end of the transfer window. If we have the squad that we have today, of course he’s going to have the possibility to be with the first team.”
Kane all over again?
We’ve seen this before.
It seems too early to make any predictions about the Irishman but fans will surely cast their minds back to the debut of Harry Kane.
He came into the team at a time when Roberto Soldado was struggling and Emmanuel Adebayor was sulking and became an instant hit.
He has become a genuinely prolific forward during his time in north London and is perhaps one of the best in the world – he has scored 164 goals for the club.
Parrott now finds himself in a similar situation following the departures of Llorente and Janssen. Yes, Heung-min Son and Lucas Moura can operate as central strikers if necessary, but the youngster is now technically Spurs’ second-best centre-forward specialist.
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Parrott has huge boots to fill if he fancies following in the England captain’s footsteps, but Pochettino’s faith in youth will be exciting for supporters.
It was not the Argentine who handed Kane his debut but he has seen the likes of Dele Alli, Harry Winks and Juan Foyth thrive under his management.
Kane walked through the open door and made the striker position his own and the circumstances are now there for Parrott to do the same.
With both Janssen and Llorente gone, the club have just one senior striker; Parrott could become the deputy the squad so desperately needs.