Jamie Donley is set to join Championship side Stoke City on a season-long loan deal, football.london understands. The Tottenham youngster will make the step up to the Championship after excelling for Leyton Orient in League One last season.
During his time across the capital, the 20-year-old contributed eight goals and 11 assists in his 52 games for Orient. Donley, as well as former Tottenham goalkeeper Josh Keeley, played an integral role in Richie Wellens' side climbing up the league table and into the play-offs come the end of the term.
Their season was to end in heartbreak, though, as Leyton Orient missed out on a place in the Championship following a 1-0 defeat against Charlton Athletic in the League One play-off final. Having returned to Hotspur Way this summer and featured in pre-season friendlies for Thomas Frank, Tottenham have elected to allow Donley to head out on loan again to aid his development.
The Northern Ireland international will now be playing his football for Stoke in the 2025/26 season, joining fellow Tottenham player Ashley Phillips at the bet365 Stadium for the campaign. The youngster's switch to Stoke will give him the opportunity to build up his experience at a higher level in his hope of becoming a Tottenham regular in the not too distant future.
The Potters, who finished 18th in the Championship table in the 2024/25 campaign, are targeting a big year under manager Mark Robins. Stoke have so far added players such as Phillips, Aaron Cresswell and Divin Mubama to their squad, with the acquisition of Donley set to give them a big boost in the final third.
Donley's Stoke City debut could potentially come this weekend when his new club host Derby County in a 3pm kick-off on Saturday. The player's loan move comes after fellow Tottenham starlet Will Lankshear made the move to Championship club Oxford United on a season-long loan deal on Tuesday morning.
Tyrese Hall will also be playing his football away from Spurs this season after joining League Two side Notts County on loan. football.london understands that Luka Vuskovic, George Abbott, Yang Min-hyeok, Alfie Devine and Dane Scarlett have all been made available for loan.