OPINION
There can be no questioning that Tottenham are one of the top clubs in England for producing top quality homegrown talent and with the likes of Oliver Skipp already knocking on the first team’s door, that looks set to continue for years to come.
From Harry Kane to Harry Winks and with Kyle Walker-Peters, Timothy Eyoma and George Marsh all waiting in the wings, the Lilywhites can pride themselves on how they work to develop English starlets and get them ready for first team football.
It is not a conveyor belt of talent to the senior side – not yet at least – but it is a constant stream of top quality youngsters who look destined to make it as a professional at some level of the game.
Now, English talent is already in high demand, with asking prices inflated significantly, but a stark prediction of post-Brexit English football from Fulham academy director Huw Jennings suggests things are going to get a whole lot more expensive.
He told the Telegraph: “I am concerned about the additional premium that would then be applied on British talent.
“It’s more to do with the best talent being so widely sought after that the price gets driven through the roof. If you are not careful, what you are ending up with here is a transfer race.”
A mega-money transfer battle for young or developed homegrown talent? In that case Tottenham are sitting on an absolute goldmine and could well have the power to dominate the rest of the Premier League, either by offloading their players for a astronomical price, thus providing cash to splash themselves, or by keeping their nurtured starlets for the first team.
Many top flight clubs have neglected their academies and focused on investing in ready-made talents for their first team, but not Spurs and a post-Brexit Premier League could well see them flourish as a result.
It might take years to find out the answer, but the future is looking bright for the Lilywhites.