Tottenham face pivotal summer transfer decision on youngster amid major statement opportunity

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It all comes down to Wednesday evening for Jamie Donley, Josh Keeley and Leyton Orient. Triumph at Stockport County and they will take their place in the League One play-off final. Lose, however, and their Championship promotion hopes will come to a devastating end.

Playing out an entertaining 2-2 draw in the capital on Saturday afternoon, the sides meet again at Edgeley Park later tonight with a place at Wembley up for grabs. Dave Challinor's side are the favourites to progress but you certainly cannot write off Richie Wellens' Orient team.

After all, they've picked up some notable results this campaign, including impressive victories over high-flying Wrexham and Wycombe Wanderers, with Keeley and Donley at the heart of their promotion push. The former has been a commanding figure in goal with 16 clean sheets from 36 League One appearances, with the latter pulling the strings in the final third and contributing with eight goals and ten assists in 39 league appearances.

Donley is going to be a pivotal player for the team at Stockport and he will be intent on conjuring up some more magic to ensure that he has one more Orient game remaining on the calendar. Ahead of his return to Tottenham in the summer, it would be the perfect way for him to bow out by guiding his loan club to the Championship with a win at Wembley later this month.

It has been a quite remarkable season for the Tottenham youngster as there was a point earlier in the campaign when he wasn't even getting in the matchday squad. Since forcing his way back into Wellens' plans in late November, the attacking midfielder and the team haven't looked back.

Donley in fact topped the League One charts for the most assists across the season after registering 10. Add in his eight league goals, as well as a Northern Ireland senior debut, and it has been some season for the 20-year-old.

What makes it even more remarkable is that it is his first loan spell away from Tottenham and his first real taste of senior football on a consistent basis. Donley has certainly whetted the appetite of Spurs supporters and many are looking forward to seeing him in Tottenham colours next season.

What comes next for the player remains to be seen as he will want to build on a fantastic year away from N17, with another loan spell in a higher division something that cannot be ruled out. A chance will be there for him in pre-season and that may well open the door to become part of Tottenham's first-team plans in 2025/26.

Tottenham have struggled with a lack of creativity at times over the course of the season and Donley has proved that he can be the creator in the final third going on the excellent numbers he has posted for Orient. That will all come down to Ange Postecoglou - or whoever is in charge of the team next season amid question marks over the Australian's future - giving him that chance to show what he can do in the first team.

It is a big summer coming up for Donley and all will be hoping it leads to the Tottenham first-team opportunity he has been dreaming of. Before that, however, he has League One play-off matters to see to first as he attempts to deliver another masterclass and guide Leyton Orient to promotion via Wembley.