Alfie Devine
‘I don’t want to see him’: Mourinho suggests he has sent Spurs player to the academy
Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho has revealed in his press conference today that he has sent Alfie Devine back to the academy. Devine made his debut in the FA Cup victory over Marine on Sunday, where he broke two records for the club. He became the youngest ever player to represent the Spurs senior team at just 16 years and 163 days old as he came on in the second half. The record was previously held by Devine’s academy team-mate Dane Scarlett who featured in the Europa a couple of months back. He became the club’s youngest ever goalscorer as well when he drilled home with a right-footed finish. Mourinho, who was full of praise for Devine after the game, has revealed today that he has sent him back to the academy and does not want to see him for two to three weeks. “I...
‘More to come’: Tanganga raves about ‘good player’ who is a ‘real spark’ in Spurs training
Tottenham Hotspur defender Alfie Devine has showered heaps of praise on youngster Alfie Devine after he made his debut in the FA Cup. Devine became the youngster ever player (at just 16 years and 163 days old) to represent the Spurs senior team when he came on in the second half during Tottenham’s 5-0 FA Cup victory at Marine on Sunday. The record was previously held by Devine’s academy team-mate Dane Scarlett who featured in the Europa League a couple of months back. Tanganga, who also came on in the second half for Spurs, has suggested that Devine has impressed everyone at the club. He has hailed the youngster as a ‘really good player’, and feels that there’s more to come from him. “He’s trained a few times with us and every time he’s come up he’s looked a real spark. He’s doing wel...
‘Top class’: Jamie Carragher reacts as Tottenham Hotspur reportedly close in on player
Jamie Carragher has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to speculation that Alfie Devine is set to join Tottenham Hotspur from Wigan Athletic imminently. According to The Daily Mail journalist Sami Mokbel, Tottenham will compete the signing of the 15-year-old from Championship club Wigan in the next 48 hours. Football Insider has claimed that the teenager will undergo a medical at Spurs today, and that the North London outfit have had a bid for him accepted by Wigan, who have gone into administration and need to sell players. Devine was actually at Carragher’s former club Liverpool as a kid, but he was released by the Reds, and he subsequently moved to Wigan. The midfielder is highly rated, and it seems that Spurs have reportedly secures his services, and Carragher has responded to it. W...
