Speaking in a football.london Q&A, Tottenham Hotspur reporter Rob Guest has made a claim about highly-rated youngster Dane Scarlett.

The Lowdown: Scarlett set for stardom?

The 17-year-old made his competitive Spurs debut against Ludogorets in the Europa League last season, becoming their youngest ever player to do that (Goal).

Following another cameo against Wolfsberger in the same competition, former Spurs boss Jose Mourinho lauded the forward as a 'diamond' whilst backing him to become a 'fantastic player' (BT Sport via The Sun)

The Portuguese also likened Scarlett to Manchester United star Marcus Rashford, with Guest now making a claim about the Tottenham teenager.

The Latest: Guest makes Scarlett claim...

Speaking in the Q&A, Guest said that the promising talent 'should get plenty of minutes' under new boss Nuno Espirito Santo this season.

Meanwhile, the reporter also said that Scarlett is 'rated extremely highly' within the club.

"Scarlett is rated extremely highly at the club and he should get plenty of minutes in Europe and the cup competitions," Guest replied when asked exactly how much faith is being put in the youngster at Spurs.

"Chances will also more than likely be there for him in the league going on the lack of another out-and-out striker. However, he just needs to be eased into action given his age."

The Verdict: Exciting times in the academy...

As well as Scarlett, there seems to be plenty of hype surrounding the likes of Oliver Skipp and Alfie Devine to name a few.

Tottenham's thriving youth prospects have always been a major talking point at N17 and there have been no sign of that slowing down over the last two or three seasons.

Scarlett in particular, now Spurs' youngest ever debutant, will have eyes on him this year and it will be very interesting to see just how much he will feature under Nuno.

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