Tottenham Hotspur youngster Harvey White remains in first-team training under Antonio Conte.
Positives for White
White has been snapped in a few of Tottenham’s senior training sessions since Conte took charge.
And it seems his place in first-team training is becoming more and more assured.
It was Jose Mourinho was actually was the first Tottenham manager to really utilise White in first-team training regularly.
He suggested that the 20-year-old wasn’t physically ready to start in the Premier League on a regular basis, but he was more than capable of holding his own in training against the club’s stars.
And that seems to be an opinion which is shared by Conte at the moment.
White is yet to play for Tottenham since the Italian took charge, but he did make the bench for the first time this season against Southampton at the weekend.
That suggests that White may just be creeping up the pecking order at Spurs, and his continued presence in training can only be encouraging for the academy graduate.
White certainly seems to be closer to Tottenham’s first-team now than when Nuno was in charge earlier in the season.
He was pictured in senior training a few times when the Portuguese boss was in charge, but never appeared in a match day squad.
Time for a loan?
White’s task of breaking into Tottenham’s starting line-up has only become tougher in recent weeks though.
Harry Winks’ excellent form means that Conte now has strong options in midfield, where White is looking to play.
White is an excellent dead-ball taker and possesses great technical qualities, but whether he will get enough game time at Tottenham to fulfil his potential is up for debate.
Spurs could actually look to loan White out in the January transfer window to get him more first-team experience.
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