Tottenham Hotspur are set to send one of Roberto De Zerbi's youngsters out on loan, GIVEMESPORT sources understand.
The North London outfit are building a squad ready to compete for European qualification next season. High-profile arrivals such as Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes means the pathway to senior football for academy talent could prove difficult.
That's why Spurs accepted an £8 million offer from Manchester United for English teenage attacker Tynan Thompson. Another youth star is headed for the exit door and gaining much-needed first-team opportunities.
Tottenham's Yang Min-hyeok Headed For Fourth Loan
GIVEMESPORT understand that Tottenham are sending Yang Min-hyeok on loan to Belgian outfit Westerlo whom they have built a special relationship with over the years. The South Korean will become the third Spurs player to join the Jupiler Pro League club on loan after Alfie Devine and Luka Vuskovic previously spent time with the Belgians.
Yang has found game time hard to come by since joining Spurs back in the summer of 2024 for £3 million and hasn't made a single appearance for the club. He spent the first half of last season on loan at Portsmouth in the EFL Championship and then joined eventual title winners Coventry City for the second half.
Before that, the 20-year-old joined Queens Park Rangers on loan in January 2025. He's now set to join a fourth club even before making his senior debut for the Lilywhites.
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Yang had shone in the K League before moving to North London, becoming the youngest goalscorer in the club's history. He also earned a place in the 2024 K League 1 Team of the Year and his performances for Gangwon didn't go unnoticed.
Tottenham transfer targets
Savinho - Man City star wants to join
Cody Gakpo - Direct talks held for Liverpool man
Endrick - Among several clubs discussing loan
Georges Mikautadze - Villarreal striker under consideration
Yang Needs to Shine at Westerlo
Tottenham and Yang will be hoping for a far more successful loan spell than the one that saw him play 29 minutes for Coventry. He missed the Sky Blues' final 15 games of the Championship campaign as Frank Lampard's side won the title.
Yang made just three appearances during that loan spell and it proved to be a clumsy decision from all parties involved. Westerlo could be an ideal destination for him to continue his development and look to rediscover his form shown in the K League.
That said, he fared reasonably well while at Portsmouth and impressed manager Jose Mousinho, who told BBC:
"He’s improved in every single one of those games. Thankfully, we’ve stuck with him, and I thought he was very, very impressive again today."
For Spurs, they will have a decision to make once he returns as he'll be at an age where senior football should be on offer. He will be eager for regular game time at this stage of his career.