Tottenham Hotspur striker Shayon Harrison is with the youth squad, instead of the seniors.
Tottenham’s Shayon Harrison in action with Chelsea’s Ola Aina
It has been a fantastic season for the majority of Tottenham’s players, although as with Moussa Sissoko there are a couple of exceptions.
One young prospect who has had a terribly disappointing 2016.17 is Shayon Harrison.
He was yesterday named as part of the under-19 squad taking part in an academy tour of Germany, the club’s official website reported.
Tottenham’s Shayon Harrison in action with Liverpool’s Simon Mignolet
This takes place while the senior squad are in Hong Kong for a post-season friendly, with young players like Kazaiah Sterling and Will Miller involved.
For Harrison, being left behind should be a major disappointment.
He began the season as third choice striker, and featured in pre-season friendly matches.
There was a big moment when he scored in a 6-1 win over Inter Milan, which suggested he might be in for a breakthrough season.
Tottenham’s Ben Davies and Shayon Harrison applaud fans after the game
His campaign started steadily, scoring for the under-23s and making a short first team debut in the EFL Cup, before injury struck and kept him sidelined for several weeks.
He was sent out on loan to League Two side Yeovil Town in January, and in the short-term this was not a spell he will remember with much success.
Harrison scored only one first team goal and failed to establish himself as a regular starter.
The striker should look at Harry Kane’s early loan spell at Leyton Orient as encouragement all is not lost, but his inclusion in the under-19 squad’s tour rather than the first team feels like a demotion based on where he started the season.
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