Journalist Dean Jones has predicted Jamie Donley will make his big breakthrough with the Tottenham Hotspur first team this year, and compared the youngster to Harry Kane.

It’s never good to lose a player of Harry Kane‘s calibre. He’s a club legend, rising through the academy to become Tottenham’s all-time top goalscorer.

It’s fair to say that Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou and his players have coped well in the wake of his departure to Bayern Munich, with the Lilywhites unbeaten in their opening eight league games. Heung-min Son and James Maddison have both stepped up to offer creativity and goals this season, but there could be players in the youth set-up that Postecoglou can look to if he needs them.

 

Jamie Donley is one of the brightest young talents in the Tottenham set-up, and he was on the bench for the game against Liverpool last weekend. Postecoglou recently spoke of how pleased he is with the under-21 and first-team development of Donley .

Jamie Donley

Jamie Donley is ready to take his chance at Spurs

The information Dean Jones is receiving on Donley and his chances of cracking the Spurs first squad has reportedly been shared by Jones.

“Jamie Donley was listed among the substitutes after launching himself into Ange Postecoglou’s consideration with scintillating performances for Spurs’ under-21s and impressing in first-team training,” he said.

 

There is genuine hope for the emergence of an exciting forward who has been a member of the club from Under-8s level at a time when money is king in the Premier League and finding a Harry Kane replacement is the popular subject in North London.

Although it is still early, people close to Spurs think there is a real chance he may succeed this year. It won’t be long before the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium starts to sing, “Jamie Donley, he’s one of our own!”

 

He has already sat on the bench once this year, and I have no doubt that it won’t be the last time we see him in the matchday squad. Donley will undoubtedly play for Spurs this season, and he seems like the type of player who, once getting his big break, won’t look back.