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Tottenham youngster Luca Williams-Barnett continues to impress at the FIFA U17 World Cup, and his latest assist against Egypt is a sight for sore eyes.
The 17-year-old has been dominating in youth football, having scored six goals and four assists for Tottenham’s U21s domestically this season.
Williams-Barnett won the Premier League 2 Player of the Month award last month, which is certainly no easy achievement, considering that he is playing with and against players several years his senior.
The Tottenham starlet has now been nominated for the Player of the Month award in the academy division for November, which comes as further proof that he is among the best young players in the country.
Watch Tottenham’s Luca Williams-Barnett record a beautiful assist at the U17 World Cup
Williams-Barnett netted a brace for England U17s against Haiti a few days ago, announcing himself at the FIFA U17 World Cup in Qatar.
The Tottenham Hotspur youngster produced another sublime piece of skill to pick up an assist as England overcame Egypt in their final group game to seal qualification for the knockout stages.
The teenager showed brilliant feet to evade a challenge on the edge of England’s box before playing a lovely through ball to put Manchester City youngster Reigan Heskey through on goal.
Could Williams-Barnett solve Spurs’ creativity woes?
Williams-Barnett became the youngest ever player to represent Spurs in the League Cup when he came on for his debut in Tottenham’s 3-0 win over Doncaster Rovers back in September.
Following that game, Thomas Frank challenged Williams-Barnett to establish himself as a first-team regular over the coming years.
Given the issues Tottenham have had with their lack of midfield creativity this season, one wonders if Frank will be tempted to hand opportunities to Williams-Barnett, just like Ange Postecoglou did to Mikey Moore last term.
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