Thomas Frank names the 16-year-old Tottenham starlet he really likes the look of

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Thomas Frank has made a very interesting comment about a Tottenham starlet ahead of the club’s Carabao Cup third round clash against Doncaster Rovers.

Tottenham Hotspur are blessed with some top talents in their academy setup at the moment, and the club will be hoping that many of those players will follow in the footsteps of Mikey Moore and make an impact in the first team.

One young man who certainly appears to be following in Moore’s footsteps is Luca Williams-Barnett, who was the standout player for Tottenham’s U18s last season, scoring 19 goals and registering nine assists in 20 appearances.

The 16-year-old has been promoted to the U21s set up this season and he has found the transition to be very simple, with Williams-Barnett netting a 39-minute hat-trick against Leicester’s U21s on Friday.

Luca Williams-Barnett has impressed Thomas Frank in Tottenham training

On the back of his hat-trick against the Foxes, the attacking midfielder already has six goals and four assists in six matches across all competitions so far for Wayne Burnett’s men.

Thomas Frank has now revealed that he and his coaching staff have been keeping an eye on the 16-year-old’s heroics in youth football and revealed that the teenager has impressed when he has trained with the senior squad.

The Tottenham head coach said about Williams-Barnett (via Football.London): “Of course, he’s been training with us, Luca, a few times and I get good info from the academy and from our transition coach, Stuart [Lewis]. So yeah, I’m well aware of Luca’s talent, and I like what I see. He’s young, obviously, but his composure and technique and vision is very good.

“I think it’s the fine balance that he needs to play and develop somewhere where he gets pushed enough but it’s not too tough. And other times where he needs to be pushed very hard and it’s tricky for him to cope with the intensity or the physicality. So it’s just to try to strike that balance.”

Williams-Barnett could make his debut against Doncaster Rovers

Back in April, Williams-Barnett admitted that he is dreaming of playing and scoring goals for the senior Spurs side in front of a packed stadium.

The youngster may get an opportunity to do so much earlier than he expected, with Frank refusing to rule out using the teenager in this evening’s Carabao Cup clash.

When asked if Williams-Barnett could feature against Doncaster, the Dane responded: “Yeah, he’s a player that we like a lot. Let’s see tomorrow, but that could be an opportunity.”