Alasdair Gold reveals surprising detail about Tottenham’s Alfie Devine loan decision
Even though Alfie Devine has signed a new contract at Tottenham before completing a loan move to Preston North End, Alasdair Gold has now revealed a key detail which suggests that the attacking midfielder may not be at Spurs for too long.
It was reported earlier this summer that Tottenham were open to selling Devine for £6m, and some sources even claimed a few days ago that Spurs were negotiating a loan deal for Devine with a permanent option.
On Friday, we received confirmation that Devine had joined Preston North End on a season-long loan, but Tottenham also shared another very interesting detail along with the announcement.
They revealed that the 21-year-old had extended his contract with Spurs before heading out to the Deepdale Stadium.
Preston have an option to buy Alfie Devine from Tottenham
The fact that the attacking midfielder had extended his contract would have led Spurs fans to believe that the youngster is part of the Lilywhites’ long-term plans.
However, Alasdair Gold has now revealed that despite Devine extending his contract with Tottenham Hotspur, the North London side have given Preston the option to make the deal permanent next summer.
The journalist did not reveal how much Preston’s permanent option is worth, but one would assume it would be around the £6m mark, which was previously reported as Tottenham’s valuation of the midfielder.
A clear sign that Devine is not in Thomas Frank’s plans
Tottenham have clearly extended the midfielder’s contract to get a fee for him next summer in the event that Preston do not activate their option to buy.
That would suggest that Thomas Frank and his coaching staff have concluded that Devine is not first-team material.
That is a shame, as the 21-year-old looked destined for big things a few years ago, but has stagnated over the last two seasons.
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