Alasdair Gold has explained via Football.London that Ange Postecolgou has a decision to make on whether or not to loan out Pape Matar Sarr after taking a closer look at the midfielder during pre-season.
Sarr ended up playing 212 minutes across 11 appearances in the Premier League last season due to Tottenham’s injury crisis in midfield and the youngster showed plenty of promise.
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Perhaps his best performance came away at the San Siro in the round of 16 stage of the Champions League, with the 20-year-old displaying maturity beyond his years alongside Oliver Skipp in the middle of the park.
The former Metz man is expected to link up with the Spurs squad next week, having started Senegal’s clashes against Benin and Brazil last month.
Pape Matar Sarr will have chance to prove himself
Gold suggests that Sarr’s versatility and his confidence on the ball could see him play a more prominent role under Ange Postecoglou this season.
The journalist raises the possibility that the Australian could also decide to send the youngster out on loan as his game time might be restricted once Rodrigo Bentancur returns to full fitness.
However, Gold also points out that with Postecoglou needing three central midfielders, it could open up more opportunities for game time for the likes of Sarr, which is why the 56-year-old has a big decision to make on whether or not to loan out the youngster.
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It would have made complete sense to keep Sarr had we qualified for the Europa Conference League or the Europa League as the 20-year-old would have benefited from learning to play specific roles in Postecoglou’s system.
However, I do not see him getting much game time next season as the likes of Bissouma, Bentancur and Skipp (and Hojbjerg’s potential replacement) are likely to be ahead of him in the pecking order.
So, the 20-year-old’s development would be best served by going out on loan.
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