Spurs have considered reuniting with a former academy graduate in order to meet team objectives.
After letting go of Japhet Tanganga and Ryan Sessegnon at the end of their contracts, Tottenham will have a dilemma with UEFA’s roster regulations in Europe the following season.
Spurs, who placed fifth in the Premier League this year, will play in the redesigned Europa League next season.
According to UEFA regulations, teams’ 25-man European rosters must contain four “club-trained” players, who were under contract for three seasons between the ages of 15 and 21.
With Tanganga’s departure, the Spurs only have four players who are eligible left on the roster: Troy Parrott, Oliver Skipp, and goalkeepers Alfie Whiteman and Brandon Austin.
Both Skipp and Parrott have uncertain futures despite Skipp’s desire for more first-team action next season and his potential transfer this summer, following his successful loan back to Excelsior Rotterdam of the Eredivisie.
At least four “association-trained players,” or players who were signed by another English or Welsh team for three years between the ages of 15 and 21, must also be named by Spurs.
Fraser Forster, Ben Davies, James Maddison, Brennan Johnson, Joe Rodon, Djed Spence, and Ashley Phillips are presently their seven eligible players.
