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Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho is reportedly ready to send a number of the club’s youngsters on loan, per the London Evening Standard.

The Spurs boss is set to reverse a policy that was put in place by previous manager Mauricio Pochettino, who preferred to keep young players at the club, training under their youth coaches.

Harry Winks has been a key beneficiary of that policy but the likes of Kyle Walker-Peters and Joshua Onomah, among others, have struggled to stamp their authority on the first-team.

As a result, Football FanCast takes a look at the three young players who could most benefit from a loan move.

Oliver Skipp

The teenager had been in and around the first-team squad under Pochettino but has played just 10 minutes under Mourinho.

He has made 17 appearances for Spurs in total and also made his Champions League debut earlier this term, playing four minutes against Olympiacos in Greece.

Still, at the age of 19, one feels that he needs to be playing football regularly and a move to either a Championship club or a mid-table Premier League side could work wonders for both his confidence and his development.

As it is, he has the likes of Tanguy Ndombele, Winks, Moussa Sissoko and Eric Dier in his path – allowing him to leave on a short-term deal in January would be a fine idea.

Alfie Whiteman

Goalkeepers need to play.

Whiteman is 21 and has won caps for England at U16, U17, U18 and U19 level but he has yet to make his senior debut.

He has played 27 times for the U23s but his statistics are somewhat worrying – he has conceded 58 goals in that time and kept just one clean sheet.

However, a move to a lower-league club where he could be instantly installed as their No.1 makes all the sense in the world and will be instructive as to his level of goalkeeping ability.

If he soars, he will surely earn a stay at Spurs; if he sinks, the club know to let him go.

No clues whatsoever: Which seasons do these iconic Spurs images belong to?

Tashan Oakley-Boothe

The 19-year-old midfielder is something of a Swiss army knife.

He has played in central midfield 39 times for the youth teams but he can also play in attacking and defensive midfield, along with on the right and left flanks.

He made his debut for Spurs back in 2017, playing a single minute in a 1-0 EFL Cup win over Barnsley.

Sending him out, then, to a lower-league club will have a two-pronged effect. Not only can he find his best position, but he can also learn whether he is cut out for senior football at a higher level.

Much like Whiteman, it will be instructive for both the player and the club; it makes complete sense.

Meanwhile, Spurs fans have been left delighted with one thing.