Luka Vuskovic is a player most Tottenham fans would have preferred to see play for them next season.
The star-studded defender made quite the impression during his debut against Reading in pre-season.
The Lilywhites were goalless at the break before he was substituted on after halftime. After minutes on the pitch, he provided a headed assist to Will Lankshear before hitting home a goal of his own.
There has been a growing consensus among Spurs supporters that he could be the real deal, which is why this recent exit development has come as a surprise.
This article includes exclusive comments from Lilywhite Rose owner John Wenham.
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Vuskovic‘s loan must be ‘worthwhile’
Tottenham have been keen to send some of their young players on loan this past week to continue their development plans.
Yang Min-hyeok and Alfie Devine are the latest additions to the list and will be spending next season at Portsmouth and Preston North End, respectively.
However, to the surprise of several fans, Vuskovic is a name Spurs are content to depart with for the summer.
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With speculation at an all-time high, Lilywhite Rose owner John Wenham – speaking exclusively to Tottenham News – believes if Vuskovic does leave, it will need to be a worthwhile move.
“I mean, it’s hard. It depends on what the offer is,” Wenham said
“If he’s going to go to another Premier League team and he’s going to start for them and we’re saying we’re going to start with Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven with Kevin Danso as the backup, then that’s fine.
“It has to be a really impressive loan, in my opinion, to make it worthwhile, as well as one where he can play every week, because otherwise, he’s going to have plenty of gametime opportunities with us. We know that Romero and van de Ven will, at some point, get injured and be unavailable.
“So I would have liked to have seen him around with us, and there would have been opportunities to play games with us.”
Vuskovic could enjoy a loan spell
While Tottenham fans seem to be split down the middle when it comes to a potential Vuskovic loan, it could actually do him the world of good.
Other than a handful of pre-season games, he has yet to play in England and could struggle to adapt to the pace of the Premier League.
A loan move would allow him to develop and give him the minutes necessary to hone his talent further. However, for this to work out, he must be loaned to an English club in a competitive league.
But if Spurs meet this criteria, there is little reason as to why Vuskovic will not come back as an improved player in a year.