Former Leeds star casts doubts over Jack Clarke move to Tottenham Danny Mills has questioned Jack Clarke’s wisdom in moving to Tottenham this summer and claims the teenager will be “nowhere near” Mauricio Pochettino’s first team squad this season. The teenage winger underwent a medical at Tottenham on Wednesday after a deal was agreed to sign the player from Leeds. Leeds are believed to have inserted two clauses into the transfer, with the official announcement due next week and with Clarke becoming Tottenham’s first signing since the capture of Lucas Moura in January 2018. However, former Leeds defender Mills – speaking to Sky Sports – has doubted if Clarke is good enough for the Champions League finalists just yet and insists he would have benefited far more from staying at Elland Road for a further season. While Clarke made 25 appearances for Marcelo Bielsa’s side in 2018/19 season, only four came as a starter and Mills argued: “You have to say if a player is that good at 18-19 years old, whoever you are, you have had more starts for a Championship side. “You’re coming off the bench and it’s easier to pick the ball up and run at people, why has Bielsa said ‘you are not worthy of more starts?’ “I actually think it’s the wrong move, is he going to be in the Tottenham team next season? No chance.” Clarke was also an unused substitute in both play-off semi-final clashes against Derby – a tie Leeds lost 4-3 – and Mills claims the teenager is not yet ready to play in the big games. He also argues that the 18-year-old would have benefited far more from another season at Elland Road. “He’s too young, he is going to be nowhere near the first team, there’s a lot of potential there, but at this stage it is very very raw and it is purely potential. “Next season he might’ve had 15-20 starts and had the opportunity to impress, he now goes to Tottenham and at best he’s going to be in the U23 squad. “Playing games week in week out is what he needs to do, I think this could actually send his career a bit backwards because he is not going to play football.” Get the latest personalised Spurs products on our new TEAMtalk Tottenham shop! The post Former Leeds star casts doubts over Jack Clarke move to Tottenham appeared first on teamtalk.com.

Danny Mills has questioned Jack Clarke’s wisdom in moving to Tottenham this summer and claims the teenager will be “nowhere near” Mauricio Pochettino’s first team squad this season.

The teenage winger underwent a medical at Tottenham on Wednesday after a deal was agreed to sign the player from Leeds.

Leeds are believed to have inserted two clauses into the transfer, with the official announcement due next week and with Clarke becoming Tottenham’s first signing since the capture of Lucas Moura in January 2018.

However, former Leeds defender Mills – speaking to Sky Sports – has doubted if Clarke is good enough for the Champions League finalists just yet and insists he would have benefited far more from staying at Elland Road for a further season.

While Clarke made 25 appearances for Marcelo Bielsa’s side in 2018/19 season, only four came as a starter and Mills argued: “You have to say if a player is that good at 18-19 years old, whoever you are, you have had more starts for a Championship side.

“You’re coming off the bench and it’s easier to pick the ball up and run at people, why has Bielsa said ‘you are not worthy of more starts?’

“I actually think it’s the wrong move, is he going to be in the Tottenham team next season? No chance.”

Clarke was also an unused substitute in both play-off semi-final clashes against Derby – a tie Leeds lost 4-3 – and Mills claims the teenager is not yet ready to play in the big games.

He also argues that the 18-year-old would have benefited far more from another season at Elland Road.

“He’s too young, he is going to be nowhere near the first team, there’s a lot of potential there, but at this stage it is very very raw and it is purely potential.

“Next season he might’ve had 15-20 starts and had the opportunity to impress, he now goes to Tottenham and at best he’s going to be in the U23 squad.

“Playing games week in week out is what he needs to do, I think this could actually send his career a bit backwards because he is not going to play football.”

 

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