Tottenham Hotspur insider John Wenham, who breaks news on his Lilywhite Rose accounts, has made a claim on 'serious' youngster Dane Scarlett.

The Lowdown: Scarlett shining...

The 18-year-old has come on leaps and bounds since making his Spurs debut under former boss Jose Mourinho, who himself was left dazzled by Scarlett and drew comparisons to Manchester United star Marcus Rashford.

After finding game-time difficult to come by under Antonio Conte last season, the forward has since completed a move to Portsmouth on loan for the rest of the 2022/23 campaign.

Scarlett has dazzled since making the move to the south coast, scoring three goals and grabbing an assist already in just four League One starts.

The Latest: Wenham blown away...

Speaking to Football Insider, the Spurs 'insider' has absolutely raved over the 'very, very young' prodigy and has called Scarlett a 'serious' player.

Wenham explained: “The fans love him already and he seems to be thriving off the confidence of that. This is looking really, really good and really promising.

“That’s four goals in his last three games, if he can go on a run now, which I heavily back him to do, we are going to see something special.

“He got get 25 goals. It could be like Defoe’s loan at Bournemouth, it could really set him on his way. I am a big fan of continuity.

“If he keeps scoring goals for Portsmouth and they do go up, I would 100% keep him on loan there in the Championship next season.

“He has a contract at Tottenham, let him develop, People wrongly demand that he come back if he is scoring loads of goals.

“He is very, very young. We are in no rush. Let’s have him develop and we will have a serious player on our hands.”

The Verdict: Very exciting...

It is indeed a very good sign just how quickly Scarlett has taken to life at Fratton Park.

Still only a teenager, it's clear that the winger is playing with a real swagger and confidence, so it isn't entirely beyond the realms of possibility that he could even notch more than 20 goals this season.

If the homegrown ace continues his fine form, the next few seasons could see the rise of a future superstar.