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Photos: 6’6 teen striker spotted in Spurs training, towers over Mourinho

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An assortment of young players were among those included in Jose Mourinho’s latest training session at Tottenham Hotspur.

Tottenham are back in action on Friday as Mourinho’s side gear up for a tricky visit to Everton, fresh from a 3-1 defeat by Manchester United that rocked their top-four hopes this past weekend.

The usual suspects – Harry Kane, Tanguy Ndombele, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Carlos Vinicius etc – all trained ahead of the trip to Merseyside.

But there were some surprising faces too and one of them was Kion Etete.

The 19-year-old hitman has been in fine form for the Under-23s this season and he was among the teenagers spotted at the training ground on Wednesday.

In a couple of photos, you get a real sense of just how big Etete is.

According to The Sun, the youngster is a massive 6’6 and he looked every inch the powerhouse that his physical dimensions suggest.

ENFIELD, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Jose Mourinho, Head Coach of Tottenham Hotspur talks to Brooklyn Lyons-Foster, Jamie Bowden, J'Neil Bennett, Kion Etete and George Marsh during the Tottenham Hotspur training session at Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre on April 14, 2021 in Enfield, England. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)
Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
ENFIELD, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Jose Mourinho, Head Coach of Tottenham Hotspur during the Tottenham Hotspur training session at Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre on April 14, 2021 in Enfield, England. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)
Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
ENFIELD, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Kion Etete of Tottenham Hotspur during the Tottenham Hotspur training session at Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre on April 14, 2021 in Enfield, England. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)
Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images

Of course, Etete won’t be playing at Goodison Park in a couple of days.

In fact, it’ll probably be a while before he’s ready to break into Mourinho’s senior side, having had very little experience of senior football in his burgeoning career and a loan move away is almost certainly needed to prepare him for the rigours of the top level.