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his game and he’s coming on leaps and bounds.
“He’s doing brilliantly with England and did really well for us last season.
“Those are the kind of players the manager will be attracted to, ones he knows will benefit us and improve the squad.”
Tottenham have a midfield crisis after Moussa Sissoko suffered a hamstring problem during the USA tour.
The Frenchman hobbled out of the 2-2 draw with Barcelona in Los Angeles.
Spurs were already without Victor Wanyama and Harry Winks, who are both crocked.
Eric Dier and Mousa Dembele are also absent after they were given extended leave after the World Cup.
Snubbed
Spurs rounded off their tour with a 1-0 victory over AC Milan thanks to a Georges-Kevin N’Koudou goal.
But teenage strike sensation Reo Griffiths has snubbed the club to sign a long-term contract at Lyon.
Griffiths, 18, passed a medical yesterday and agreed personal terms before signing.
He is understood to have turned down a three-year professional contract at White Hart Lane.
It is major blow for Spurs and Pochettino, with Griffiths seen as one of the most exciting young English strikers to have emerged in years.
Barcelona, Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain are understood to have been among the clubs who were keen to sign Griffiths.
He finished last season with 32 goals in 27 appearances for the Under-18s, including four hat-tricks.