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England think Tottenham have a brilliant youngster in their ranks who is a top finisher

Tottenham have produced a number of exceptional talents over the years – with the likes of Harry Kane and Ledley King just some of many to emerge from the youth ranks at Spurs.

The north Londoners are continuing to produce top talent with gems such as Jamie Donley and Mikey Moore currently shining in the academy.

Those two are grabbing the spotlight at the moment, although there is another diamond in Luca Williams-Barnett who Tottenham, and also England, think very highly of…

Tottenham and England think highly of Luca Williams-Barnett

Well, the have released a list of London’s top 50 youngsters.

Williams-Barnett is part of the Tottenham crop mentioned, along with the aforementioned Moore and some other talents, although there was an interesting snippet about what Spurs and England think of the 15-year-old.

It is said that the teenager is regarded as a “top” prospect by both England and Tottenham.

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Photo by Vachira Vachira/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Williams-Barnett is also described as a “spectacular” finisher by the Evening Standard, who causes havoc when cutting inside from his position on the left flank.

Ange Postecoglou has a gold mine

Ange Postecoglou gave debuts to some top talent at Celtic – including Ben Doak, who is now at Liverpool – and the Australian has a real gold mine to dive into at Tottenham as well.

It is imperative that the 58-year-old actually gives consideration to using these youngsters before dipping into the transfer market.

The aforementioned Donley is one prodigy who has already played in the Premier League under Postecoglou, and the man born in Greece is said to have actually blocked the 19-year-old from leaving Spurs on loan.

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Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images

In regards to Moore, Jermain Defoe has even compared the stocky 16-year-old to Paul Gascoigne, with some inside Tottenham hoping for the teenager to emulate Harry Kane.

There are some serious talents at Tottenham right now, and the north Londoners must ensure a pathway is created for them to break through.