The US international’s departure to Newcastle United has opened up doors for other Tottenham players.
Kyle Walker Peters of Tottenham Hotspur in action with Ovie Ejaria of Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur agreed to sell DeAndre Yedlin to Newcastle United in part to give young defender Kyle Walker-Peters more first team chances, according to a Sky Sports report.
The 19-year-old is one of a number of hugely promising talents that have come through the academy side in the last couple of years, with the full-back also getting attention for the obvious similarity in name to the player he may ultimately be trying to replace in the first-team squad.
Kyle Walker-Peters in action for England
Walker-Peters was linked with a move to Eredivisie side Roda JC midway through last season, with the Dutch outfit trialling him ahead of a possible loan according to ESPN.
That switch never ended up happening, but it was an indication of the level of the player’s talent, and clearly he has impressed Pochettino since the Argentine first arrived at the club.
With Kyle Walker and Kieran Trippier the first- and second-choice options at right-back, Pochettino may have thought Yedlin be allowed to move for his own benefit, with Walker-Peters capable of filling in at both full-back positions.
Tottenham’s DeAndre Yedlin in action
At 23-years-old, and having just got a season of Premier League football under his belt with Sunderland, the US international will have quite rightly wanted to push on with his career, rather than battle Trippier for a role that would see him on the fringes of the first team if Yedlin were unable to move ahead of the former Burnley man.
Walker-Peters was very much involved in England Under-19s’ European Championship campaign, helping them reach the semi-final stage, before joining Josh Onomah in heading to Australia to join up with the Spurs senior squad for their high-profile pre-season friendlies.
And after Spurs drew Gillingham in the third round of the League Cup, it is very possible that a number of players will make their debut, with Walker-Peters one of the more likely to appear.
Tottenham’s Kyle Walker Peters in action with Nottingham Forest’s Luke Thomas (L)
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