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title: "Tottenham: Jack Clarke chooses to remain at Spurs"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-jack-clarke-chooses-to-remain-at-spurs/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Sean Clifford"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-08-31T14:45:22Z"
modified: "2021-08-31T14:45:22Z"
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# Tottenham: Jack Clarke chooses to remain at Spurs

**Jack Clarke looks set to remain at Tottenham Hotspur this summer after changing his mind on moving away from the London giants on a temporary basis, according to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-clarke-pulls-plug-on-tottenham-exit-after-talks-with-three-clubs/).**

### The Lowdown: Clarke has found first-team chances hard to come by at Spurs

Despite being regarded as a prodigious young talent within Enfield circles, Clarke has rarely gained an opportunity to stake any sort of claim for a first-team opportunity at the Lilywhites since signing from Leeds United in 2019 \[[BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48838581)\].

Sandwiched between loan spells at former club Leeds, Queens Park Rangers and Stoke City, the 20-year-old has made just four appearances for Spurs in all competitions \[[Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jack-clarke/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/559794)\].

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### The Latest: Clarke has turned his back on a Spurs exit this summer

As relayed by a source close to Tottenham Hotspur at [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-clarke-pulls-plug-on-tottenham-exit-after-talks-with-three-clubs/), Clarke has turned down the opportunity to move away from N17 this summer, despite holding talks with three clubs over a loan switch.

He will now continue with Spurs’ under-23 set up, whilst playing opportunities at senior level could present themselves in cup competitions such as the Carabao Cup and Europa Conference League.

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### The Verdict: Clarke U-turn may help with squad depth at Spurs

[Lacking depth on the right flank](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tottenham-hotspur/kadernachposition/verein/148), this news may come actually prove to be a positive turn of events as Tottenham look to fight for silverware on numerous fronts.

Capable of linking attacking passages of play effectively, the York native recorded a passing accuracy of 84.2% for the Lilywhites in 2020/21 \[[WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/363516/History/Jack-Clarke)\].

He is known for his capability to [beat defenders in one-on-one situations](https://transfernewscentral.com/2019/06/20/scout-report-is-jack-clarke-ready-for-premier-league/), whilst was labelled as ‘excellent’ by Leeds United icon Noel Whelan in an interview in 2018 \[BBC Radio Leeds via [HITC](https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2018/10/08/noel-whelan-and-marcelo-bielsa-praises-leeds-uniteds-jack-clarke/)\].

Moving forward, Spurs could so a lot worse than to integrate Clarke further into the first team squad, giving him a platform to succeed at the elite level.

***In other news, Tottenham Hotspur’s transfer strategy on deadline day has become clearer. Find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-hotspur-lilywhites-set-to-dump-striker-plans/).***