Tottenham have continued their youth revolution with Conall Glancy from Celtic.
Tottenham have already poached Luca Furnell-Gill from Liverpool and Daniel Batty from Manchester City recently.
Tottenham had been strongly linked with a move for Glancy for what feels like forever, but the transfer had not been officially confirmed by either party.
Glancy is regarded as one of the best talents to come out of Scottish football, and it is a huge capture for Spurs and Thomas Frank.
Tottenham officially announce Conall Glancy signing
Spurs have struggled to add players to Frank‘s squad, but they have had no problems convincing young talents to sign at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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The Lilywhites took to X on 27 August to announce the signing of the 16-year-old Celtic attacker, via their academy account.
The post said: “We are delighted to announce that Conall Glancy has joined our Academy from Celtic.
“The 16-year-old forward arrives as a first-year scholar in the Under-18s, joining the 11 players previously announced in that age category this summer.”
Glancy will have to bide his time for Tottenham chance
Glancy will probably wait a significant time to make his first-team debut for the N17 outfit, as the likes of Dominic Solanke and Richarlison are key players for Frank’s side.
However, that is the right path for the Scottish youngster to continue his development playing against his own age group, rather than mixing it up with hardened professionals and risking injury.
The Glasgow-born forward can operate centrally or on the right flank, and notched 15 goals for Celtic’s Under-16s in the 2024-25 season in an impressive campaign.
Glancy is understood to have had significant interest in his services, so it could prove to be a real coup for the Lilywhites if he eventually makes the step up to the first team.
They seem to have taken a better approach to youth recruitment in recent times, beating clubs to top youth talents, another of which is Irish striker Mason Melia, who will link up with the North London club when he turns 18.
Whether these players pan out at the senior level remains to be seen, as it can be difficult to translate form at youth level into the professional game, but the level of excitement from Spurs is telling; they believe they have captured a real gem.
Time will tell whether they are right or not.