Jermaine Jenas on what being said about Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Winks which is misleading

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Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Harry Winks put in a wonderful performance against Real Madrid in the Champions League.

Jermaine Jenas has told GQ Magazine that that he finds it funny when Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Harry Winks is referred to as a young hopeful.

Winks has been a late developer at Spurs, and it is only recently were he has really risen to prominence.

Winks started for Tottenham against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in midweek, and his performance in the Champions League match was highly impressive.

Winks now seems to have proven that he has the capabilities to play regularly for Spurs.

But Jenas feels it is slightly misleading to label Winks as a promising youngster, as he is now 21-years-old.

“Harry Winks is a very different kind of player to those we usually develop in England. He is more fluid in his play, very comfortable with the ball in tight spaces. And it’s funny because people talk about him being a young, breakthrough player, but he’s actually older than Dele Alli,” Jenas pointed out.

“Winks has had to bide his time, be patient, and really his development is another illustration of how good Mauricio Pochettino is. Because the Spurs coach has slowly brought Winks into the first-team equation for certain games, and has shown he has huge faith in him.”

Winks looks likely to retain his place in Tottenham’s team this weekend, as he aims to add to his five Premier League starts to date.

The newly capped England international seems to be going from strength to strength lately, with plaudits continuing to flood in his direction.

Spurs’ next match comes against Liverpool at Wembley on Sunday afternoon.