A young Tottenham forward is continuing to impress out on loan and the teenager may be about to reach a significant milestone during the international break.
Spurs are blessed with a number of extremely talented young players in and around the first-team while several teenagers are also enhancing their reputation out on loan.
There is plenty of excitement among Spurs fans about the likes of Jamie Donley, Luka Vuskovic and George Abbott, given the way they have developed this season.
That stock of talented youngsters was added to in January when Tottenham signed Irish starlet Mason Melia from St Patrick’s Athletic for £1.6m plus add-ons.
The 17-year-old had to be loaned back to St Pat’s as he is only allowed to join Spurs when he turns 18, with the forward thus expected to arrive at Hotspur Way in January of 2026.
Mason Melia scores his first goal of the season
Football.London’s Alasdair Gold has revealed that the Tottenham newcomer scored his first goal of the new League of Ireland season on Friday as St Pat’s beat Bohemians 3-0 win at home.
The journalist describes it as a ‘classic close-range goal’, explaining that Melia showcased his goalscoring instinct by timing his run into the box to turn home a cross.
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This latest strike means that the forward has notched up 11 goals and four assists for his club at the senior level in 60 matches so far.
Gold further reveals that the young striker has been called up to the Republic of Ireland Under-21s squad for the friendlies against Scotland and Hungary and may be about to make his debut at that level.
Tottenham saw off competition from a host of clubs for Melia
It was reported last month that Spurs had to see off competition from around 60 clubs across Europe to sign Melia.
The report claimed that talent scouts across the game see the youngster as a potential generational talent, but Tottenham were able to convince him to sign on the dotted line after he visited the club earlier this year.
This information has now been backed up by Alasdair Gold, who goes on to explain in his latest update that Ange Postecoglou’s backing of young players at Tottenham this season was crucial to Melia’s eventual decision to come to N17.