Tottenham kicked into transfer action on Friday by loaning defender Connor Ogilvie to League One club Gillingham, it has been confirmed.
Spurs announced on their official website and social media channels that left-back Ogilvie has joined the third-tier outfit on a loan deal for the first half of the upcoming season.
Ogilvie, 21, finalised the move to Kent after first putting pen to paper on a separate deal, which is a new contract with the Premier League giants that runs until 2019.
BREAKING: #Gills have clinched the signing of @SpursOfficial defender @Connor_Ogilvie on a six-month loan deal >> https://t.co/6LrziFg0Z1. pic.twitter.com/eEScXXCpwl
— Gillingham FC (@TheGillsFC) July 7, 2017
Spurs have been notably quiet in the early parts of the summer transfer window and this is the first move that they have agreed, while Premier League rivals such as Everton have been working overtime on recruiting new players.
Ogilvie has yet to make a first team appearance for Spurs but he is regarded as a player of promise at the club and has been rewarded for his progress with a two-year contract extension.
The youngster, who has represented England at Under-17 and Under-18 level, has spent much of the last two seasons on loan at League Two Stevenage.
He made 18 appearances for the Boro last season after joining in the January window and was a mainstay in his preferred left-back position.
Ogilvie is keen to make an impression in a higher division in the 2017-18 campaign.
“I’m looking forward to it and I want to be playing games regularly,” Ogilvie told the official Gillingham website.
“I’m really pleased to secure Connor’s signature. He’s got pedigree having come through the youth ranks at Tottenham and what is an added bonus for us is that he has experience of playing league football,” added Gillingham manager Ady Pennock.