Exciting talks over future Tottenham transfer agreement confirmed as wonderkid shines

Tottenham had a disappointing weekend as they passed up the opportunity to climb into third place in the Premier League table but many of their large loan army of players enjoyed more success.

Ahead of the international break, Spurs' 12 players out on loan got varied amount of game time across the Football League, Spain and Belgium and in non-league football after that major summer revamp of Ange Postecoglou's squad and also many of the development squad getting opportunities to further their experience.

From the first team Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is on loan at Marseille but with an obligation to move to the Ligue 1 club so we're going to only mention him in passing occasionally. We're going to include Luka Vuskovic in our round-up even though he hasn't officially arrived at Spurs yet, because the teenage defender is playing alongside loanee Alfie Devine at Westerlo anyway.

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football.london has taken a deep dive into how the rest of the group of Spurs loan players got on over the past week.

Alfie Devine and Luka Vuskovic (Westerlo)

Alfie Devine continues to get lots of minutes for Westerlo, with the 20-year-old starting games and finishing every one since his second match for the club, but on Saturday, with the Spurs man at the tip of a three man midfield they went down to 1-0 defeat at Charleroi.

Luka Vuskovic made a good defensive block from a shot in his box early in the game. However, he could not get back across in time to cover a team-mate after making a second half clearance from a cross to prevent Daan Heymans from scoring the winner with a curling effort inside the Westerlo area.

Both Devine and 17-year-old wonderkid Vuskovic's deals have been a success so far at the Belgian club and during this week, Westerlo announced that they had held constructive talks with Spurs' board, with a photo showing a meeting between the Belgian club with chairman Daniel Levy, technical director Johan Lange and chief football officer Scott Munn.

"With Luka Vuskovic and Alfie Devine, the English top club Tottenham Hotspur loaned two of its young talents to our club. The performance of these two players within this loan arrangement left all parties highly satisfied, prompting both clubs to meet this week to explore deeper and more extensive collaboration opportunities in the future," read a statement from Westerlo.

"Since the arrival of Vuskovic and Devine, KVC Westerlo's sports department and Tottenham Hotspur's have maintained close contact. Thanks to Tottenham's careful monitoring of their loaned talents, a monthly review meeting is scheduled to go over Luka and Alfie’s performance reports.

"An additional meeting between both clubs has now been added to these monthly reviews. Tottenham's chairman Daniel Levy, Chief Football Officer Scott Munn, and Technical Director Johan Lange joined our vice-president Hasan Cetinkaya and board member S. Berk Ercan at the table.

"The impressive performances of Vuskovic and Devine on the field for Westerlo have proven to be a catalyst for strengthening future collaborations between KVC Westerlo and Tottenham Hotspur off the field as well. As a first gesture of appreciation for the current partnership, both club boards exchanged team jerseys. This may be the first step toward a future exchange of ideas, players, and resources."

Bryan Gil (Girona)

Bryan Gil ended the week on a high as he set up Girona's winning goal against Getafe in La Liga on Sunday.

On 42 minutes, the 23-year-old made a well-timed run into the left-hand side of the box on to a ball over the top, took a good touch and then lifted a perfect left-footed cross to the back post for Yangel Herrera to head home what would be the only goal of the game.

Despite a number of iffy, flapping moments from crosses and set pieces from former Spurs goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga, the Argentine made an important second half save to ensure the visitors went home with all three points.

The result went some way to making up for the 4-0 defeat at PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Tuesday evening.

Gil has played 15 times now for Girona this season, contributing two goals and one assist across his 966 minutes.

Alejo Veliz (Espanyol)

Alejo Veliz had no game at the weekend for Espanyol as Saturday's match at home against Valencia was postponed. The region of Valencia continues to deal with the aftermath of the recent horrendous flooding which has caused at least 218 deaths.

A statement from Valencia read: "At this time, football is secondary and all efforts must go to aid those affected by the tragic aftermath of the DANA weather phenomenon, to whom Valencia CF would like to express their deepest condolences and support."

Manor Solomon (Leeds United)

Manor Solomon made his first start for Leeds in four matches as he got 72 minutes under his belt on the left wing during the 2-0 home win against QPR.

The 25-year-old put the ball in the net during the encounter but had the effort ruled out for offside. His performance was only handed a five in Leeds Live's player ratings.

"Still waiting for that bottle of ketchup to flow," read the condiment-inspired review. "Decent finish ruled out for an offside, but other than that, Solomon did not do a huge amount to hurt QPR. Evidently off the wavelength of some team-mates."

The Israel international has so far made eight appearances and provided one assist across 383 minutes, missing a spell of games with a hamstring injury.

Dane Scarlett (Oxford United)

Dane Scarlett's season is up and running now with Oxford United with four starts in his past five Championship matches, with a run of three goals in four games in recent weeks.

On Friday night, the 20-year-old striker could not find a way through in Oxford's 1-0 defeat at Watford. Scarlett got praise though in the Oxford Mail's player ratings for his 58 minute display despite a lack of service during the encounter. He earned a 6.5 with the review stating: "Worked tirelessly up front, and battled hard even when with little to try and feed off."

The Spurs attacker has now played 12 games for Oxford, with three goals in 471 minutes of football, 388 of them coming in the Championship.

Ashley Phillips (Stoke City)

Ashley Phillips was up against former Tottenham team-mate Japhet Tanganga as Stoke and Millwall played out a 1-1 draw at the bet365 Stadium.

The 19-year-old played 54 minutes of the encounter before Stoke made a triple change and received a 6.5 from Stoke-on-Trent Live's player ratings after the draw. "A good test against Coburn and Bradshaw and willing to put himself about to make clearances," read his review.

Phillips has made eight appearances for Stoke, getting 605 minutes under his belt and a lovely back-heeled goal in the Carabao Cup against Southampton.

Speaking to BBC Radio Stoke this month, Phillips opened up on his start to life at Stoke City and revealed that he's already learning a lot from head coach Narcis Pelach.

"I was born in Manchester, which is just up the road," said Phillips. "When I was at Plymouth, I was on the other side of the country, which was difficult. But here I feel a lot more comfortable - and I've settled in really quickly. The concussion put me out for a few weeks which was frustrating. But I've done three 90s on the bounce now so I'm feeling a lot better.

"One of my goals was to score, which I did at Southampton. That was my first professional goal - and I'm looking to get more. But the other goal for me is keeping clean sheets and I've got two so far. There's a really great feeling about the place - and that's down to the gaffer and the coaching staff. For me, he's a great gaffer. I've learnt a lot from him already."

Jamie Donley and Josh Keeley (Leyton Orient)

Goalkeeper Josh Keeley continues to go from strength to strength on loan at Leyton Orient, having started their past five matches.

The previous weekend, the 21-year-old had saved one of the penalties in the FA Cup first round shoot-out at Boreham Wood and he followed that up with an impressive display in League One at home against Blackpool, keeping a clean sheet with a composed performance in a 3-0 victory. Keeley received a rating of 7.14 for his display from stat-based website WhoScored.

Jamie Donley got 65 minutes under his belt in the FA Cup win the previous weekend but came off the bench deep into added time against Blackpool on Saturday.

Matthew Craig (Barnsley)

Matthew Craig has found starts hard to come by in recent weeks at Barnsley and on Friday only came late in the day against Rotherham in the 2-0 home win.

The 21-year-old has still racked up 15 appearances during this loan spell in League One, with two of those coming in the Carabao Cup, and he has 862 minutes to his name.

George Abbott (Notts County)

In League Two, George Abbott got yet another 90 minutes under his belt as a defensive midfielder in Notts County's 1-1 draw at Doncaster Rovers.

The 19-year-old has made a big impact during his time in Nottingham and has already made 11 appearances in the league, with one assist from his defensive role, and played a role in an FA Cup win last weekend as County saw off Alfreton 5-1 in the first round of the competition.

Carey Bloedorn (Aveley)

Nineteen-year-old Spurs goalkeeper Carey Bloedorn remains a regular starter at National League South side Aveley and he played his part with a clean sheet as they beat Boreham Wood 1-0 on Saturday.

Bloedorn has played 14 times now in the league for Aveley since making his first loan move out of Spurs.

Charlie Warren

Another young Spurs goalkeeper in Charlie Warren, just 17-years-old, is currently getting his first experience of senior football at Southern League Division One Central side Barton Rovers, where he will remain until at least the end of December.

The teenager also kept out the opposition at the weekend as Rovers won 3-0 on the road at Beaconsfield Town, making it three clean sheets on the bounce for Warren.

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