Stoke City manager compares Tottenham’s Jamie Donley to a Liverpool cup winner
Tottenham fans will love what Stoke City boss Mark Robins has said about Jamie Donley after working with him for just over a week.
The Spurs attacking midfielder showcased his talent in League One last season, with Donley being named Leyton Orient’s Player of the Year after spearheading their promotion push.
The 20-year-old is thought of very highly at Hotspur Way, and it came as no surprise when Tottenham decided to loan him to the Championship this term, with the midfielder joining Ashley Phillips at Stoke City.
It did not take long for him to make an impact at the Bet365 Stadium, with Donley picking up an assist in his first outing for Stoke after coming on as a 74th-minute substitute in their 3-1 win over Derby.
Stoke City boss is in awe of Tottenham’s Jamie Donley
Following his debut for the Potters, manager Mark Robins could not stop raving about the Tottenham academy graduate.
Clearly impressed by what he has seen so far of the youngster in the training ground, Robins admitted that Donley reminds him of former Stoke City and Liverpool star Charlie Adam.
Robins told StokeonTrentLive about the debutant: “Class. He’s class. Really class. Stoke fans will be thinking back to players that they might be able to relate him to. I know I do – he looks a lot like Charlie Adam in some of the things that he does, and, if he can live up to that, then fantastic. He’s his own man – he’s Jamie Donley.
“Some of the things he’s done in his career already have been phenomenal. The goal he scored against Man City last season – and I say his goal, it should be his goal because it was absolutely brilliant. He’s bright, and he’s great to have. I’m delighted we’ve got him and he’ll be a big player for us. He’ll get better and better over time.”
Thomas Frank will be keeping a close eye on Donley’s progress
It was reported last month that Spurs rejected several loan advances for Donley early in the summer as Thomas Frank was keen to run the rule over him.
The midfielder was one of a few academy players to fly with the Spurs squad on their pre-season trip to Asia, which suggests that he is very much on the radar of Frank and his staff.
If Donley dominates the Championship like he did League One last season, one certainly would not rule him out from challenging for a first-team spot at Tottenham next season.
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