Speaking to Football.London, via Twitter, journalist Alasdair Gold has revealed that Spurs 'rebuffed' loan moves for winger Jack Clarke over the EFL transfer window, going on to claim that he has been 'really impressing' Jose Mourinho. 

Clarke, who was previously tipped to leave north London on a temporary spell and suffered through two sub-par loan moves already last season at Leeds United and QPR, has reportedly worked his way into Mourinho's favour at Hotspur Way.

Clarke staying put

The youngster was signed for around £10m back in the summer of 2019 after impressing in flashes and was then immediately loaned back to his former club Leeds.

However, after failing to replicate his influence off the bench, he was sent out to QPR in an attempt to rediscover form, but that spell in west London didn't work out either.

Now, after 'impressing Mourinho' in training, Spurs have done a U-turn on approaches for Clarke, rebuffing any interest in clubs wanting to take him on loan.

Indeed, according to what the journalist was 'told', Tottenham's wish for the teenager is to learn from the likes of Gareth Bale and other superstars at the club in an effort to nurture his development.

Transfer Tavern take

Given that Daniel Levy and co invested a significant amount to bring him to Tottenham, sending him out on numerous spells away may not have been the wisest plan.

Letting the 19-year-old settle at Spurs while getting him to learn from the likes of Bale in training could be the best method in truly justifying the £10m fee through his sky-high potential in future seasons.

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