Dane Scarlett, Tottenham’s new wonder boy?

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Dane Scarlett became the youngest player to record an assist in the Europa League since Kylian Mbappe yesterday. Kylian did it in December 2015 with Monaco, precisely against Tottenham

In the Europa League match yesterday, there was not much surprise. And it is that Tottenham fulfilled its task and advanced to the second round of the Europa League after beating Wolfsberg 4-1 (8-1 aggregate).

However the news came from the ‘Spurs’ bench, as Dane Scarlett entered the 81st minute for Dele Alli and was dispatched with an assist for Carlos Vinícius’ 4-0. In this way, the 16-year-old became the youngest to record a goal pass in the competition. His predecessor is one Kylian Mbappe, who in 2015 defending the colors of French Monaco, assisted El Sharaawy in the 1-4 defeat against Tottenham.

It is not news that José Mourinho has been full of praise for the young man born in Hillingdon, England. ‘The Special One’ is clear: it is the new diamond in North London.

“He will be a fantastic player and I hope everything around him works well. Is front. Number nine. I’m making him play on the flanks, a position similar to that of Marcus Rashford at United and he understands that perfectly. He is very intelligent “, expressed the Portuguese coach in the post-match conference and added:” He has worked many times with the first and that gives him another personality. I think that next season he will be a first team player because he has a lot of talent “

At 16 years and 247 days, Dane Scarlett became the youngest player in the history of the ‘Spurs’ to appear in an official game. It was in the 4-0 victory against Ludogorets in the Europa League group stage. Thus he surpassed the record of John Bostock, who in 2008 made his Champions League debut at 16 years and 295 days.

The perfect reward

Last season, Dane Scarlett was promoted to Tottenham’s ‘Under 18’ where he played four games and scored a goal. However, the following month, he suffered a knee injury that sidelined him from the field for a year.

In the preseason of this season he had his reward. Scarlett began training with the first team and debuted in a friendly against Ipswich Town and Reading. After that came the biggest reward: a place in the team to play the match against Ludogorets for the Europa League.

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