Tottenham Hotspur have made it their mission to assemble a squad filled with young, ascending players, and while the cynical Spurs supporters will point out that these are often the players who cost the least in wages, thus preserving Daniel Levy's real ultimate goal, there is evidence to suggest that a renewed focused on this transfer strategy is paying dividends.
After all, Tottenham won the Europa League for the first time in 41 years last season, and youngsters were a key part of that effort. Brennan Johnson, for example, led the team in Premier League goals and scored the sole goal in the Europa League Final over Manchester United. Others like Lucas Bergvall, Destiny Udogie, Pedro Porro, and Mathys Tel were crucial to Spurs at the end of the season, and still others are going to be crucial in the coming years.
Balancing the need for more experienced players in the side, such as strikers Dominic Solanke and Richarlison, is one challenge, as is finding minutes for all the young talents. Already, in an effort to give burgeoning winger Mikey Moore more playing time, Tottenham loaned the 17-year-old off to Scottish giants Rangers this summer.
Tottenham can grant him first-team experience elsewhere
An arguably more promising player, 18-year-old center back Luka Vuskovic, is set to follow Moore shortly. Receiving a bevy of interest around European football, Vuskovic is one of the players Tottenham fans have been buzzing about the most this summer, as his preseason performances were that of a player who looks ready for the big time.
But Tottenham are shopping Vuskovic on loan to make sure he gets starting experience, since the center back spots are well locked up by Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, and unsung hero Kevin Danso.
According to a new report from Football.London's Alasdair Gold, there are five clubs who are lining up with interest in acquiring Vuskovic on loan for the 2025/26 season. The most prominent of those in terms of their interest appears to be Hamburg, who are back in the Bundesliga at long last and are in need of defensive reinforcements. And they have reportedly been fans of Vuskovic for quite some time.
Moving to a smaller team like Hamburg could be great for Vuskovic, and that's likely the level of teams interested in bringing him on as a starter. And Tottenham should only be interested in one-year loan spells for Vuskovic at clubs where he can start, gain experience, and even allow Spurs to gauge whether or not he'd be able to start for them in 2026/27. As it is clear, there is no shortage of options to choose from.