Report: Tottenham are considering new contract for exciting 21-year-old
After impressing for the Under-21 side this season, it seems Yago Santiago may be in line for a new contract at Tottenham Hotspur.
While Ange Postecoglou‘s senior side have performed pretty well this year and have a chance at securing a top four finish in the Premier League this season, it is the youth team who are shining brightest right now.
The Tottenham Under-21 side are currently top of the table, and could go four points clear with their game in hand over nearest rivals, West Ham.
Yago Santiago has played a starring role in the team this season, registering eight goals and seven assists in 16 games for the youth side (Transfermarkt). He has featured on the bench for the senior side three times, but never made it onto the field.
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New contract heading Yago Santiago’s way"
Now, it looks like his fine form and promising future will be rewarded with a new contract. Santiago’s current deal expires next summer.
According to club insider John Wenham for Tottenham News, Tottenham are plotting a “strategic move” to help Santiago progress, by offering him a new contract and lining up a loan move for him for next season.
The left winger has been seen to “thrive at higher levels” and the club are keen to reward him for the “significant strides” he has taken over the last 18 months.
Wenham said: “He?s made some solid progress over the past 18 months,...
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