Yesterday, Tottenham Hotspur academy graduate and midfielder George Abbott was a last-second replacement for Rodrigo Bentancur in Spurs’ 2-0 preseason friendly win over Wycombe Wanderers at Hotspur Way. Today, the club announced that he has signed a new long-term contract at the club.
The release doesn’t say how long Abbott’s new contract is or what his salary will be, but suffice it to say he’ll be getting a decent bump in pay. Abbott was one of the young Spurs players who had excellent loans last season; he spent the year at Notts County in League Two where he was a regular starter and ended up shortlisted for League Two Young Player of the Season.
I have no idea if Abbott will join players like Oliver Skipp and Harry Winks into the Spurs first team but coming off of last season he’s undoubtedly earned another loan up a division or two. Extending his contract and sending him out again is pretty par for the course when it comes to talented young academy grads; if he raises his profile on loan it boosts his (still unlikely) chances of cracking Spurs’ first team, or getting sold to another club for a decent fee.
Abbott’s been one of the Spurs academy players who has flown under the radar during his career, but he’s showing he’s got a future in the professional game. Good to see him earn a new deal at Spurs.