Tottenham have officially announced that young striker Dane Scarlett has been released from his loan at Oxford United, as the club struggle with a difficult Premier League campaign and a growing injury crisis.
Spurs are currently 15th in the Premier League table with just 24 points from 22 games. Having won just seven games and suffered 12 defeats, the north London side are having one of their worst seasons in recent history.
The latest setback came in a 3-2 defeat against relegation-threatened Everton. Despite late goals from Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison, Spurs could not recover from a disastrous first half that saw Everton score three times under new manager David Moyes.
The defeat has intensified the pressure on Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou, whose tactics and leadership have faced harsh criticism. However, injuries to key players have also severely affected their ability to field a competitive team.
Spurs’ injury list includes vital players such as Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero in defence, Ben Davies, winger Wilson Odobert and summer signing Dominic Solanke in attack.
Tottenham announce the early end of Dane Scarlett’s loan
The injury crisis saw Ange urge the club to make the necessary additions, admitting the players need help after the Everton defeat.
And although the club have been linked with several attackers this month, they have failed to sign anyone. They were strongly linked to a move by Randal Kolo Muani with reports saying so Levy even flew to France to negotiate a deal with PSG. However, the player decided to join Juventus on loan.
However, today they recalled their young striker Dane Scarlett from his loan at Oxford, officially confirming the move to their official website.
Scarlett joined the Championship in August and made 22 appearances in all competitions, scoring four goals and providing one assist.
A product of Tottenham’s Academy, Scarlett first made waves with the Under-18s, where he scored 23 goals and four assists in just 23 games. The striker hailed by Mourinho as ‘phenomenal’ He made his senior debut in 2020 and has since made 17 appearances for the club.
It remains to be seen if the club decide to use him as part of the squad given the current injury situation or send him out on loan elsewhere where he is guaranteed regular game time.
