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Roberto De Zerbi, Tottenham's head coach, comments on the club's young star player Williams-Barnett amid transfer rumors. The 18-year-old England youth international has been performing well for Spurs' Under-19 team and is attracting interest from European clubs. Despite this, De Zerbi emphasizes the need to manage Williams-Barnett’s development carefully, praising his talent and personality while noting that he will eventually get his chance in the first team.
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Roberto De Zerbi, Tottenham Hotspur's manager, discussed Aaron Williams-Barnett, a highly-regarded 18-year-old English youth international who has been linked with several European clubs. Despite being one of the brightest prospects from Spurs’ academy and scoring goals for England’s Under-19 team against Norway and the United States, Williams-Barnett remains excluded from first-team matchday squads. De Zerbi emphasized the need to carefully manage young players like Williams-Barnett, stating that "the management of very, very young players is very complicated." Spurs are reportedly in contract talks with him but want to ensure his long-term development rather than rushing him into first-team action.
Written for “Tottenham Transfer Rumours” on 2026-10-10,
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Williams-Barnett is considered one of the brightest prospects to come out of Spurs’ academy in recent years and was the only youth player pictured in the club’s first-team squad photo at the start of the month.
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Barnett → consider → month
The England youth international starred for the Under-19s over the international break, scoring against Norway and the United States.
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international → star → Norway
Williams-Barnett, who De Zerbi believes can play as a No10 and a winger, is hot property right now and has drawn interest from clubs across Europe.
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Zerbi → believe → Europe
Spurs, though, are determined to tie him down and have reportedly opened contract talks with the young attacker.
uncertain
Spurs → tie → attacker
With so much clamour around the forward, his continued exclusion from Spurs’ first-team matchday squads has been surprising, but De Zerbi insists the club must be careful with the 18-year-old's development.
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club → continue → development
“I'm thinking,” the Italian said.
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Italian → think → ?
“I'm thinking because he's another special player.
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he → think → ?
”
“Because sometimes you want to be the good of the players, of you.
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you → want → you
But you are not doing the good of the player.
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you → do → player
But I think he arrived [at] the moment when Luca would play because he's special.”
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he → think → moment
He believes he has the making of a top-level player and has hinted that his time will come to make his top-flight debut.
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time → believe → debut
“Special talent,” the Spurs head coach continued.
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coach → continue → ?
Because you have to believe in yourself.
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you → have → yourself
“Anyway, humility, but believe in yourself, and the right example is Luca.”
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example → believe → yourself
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