Tottenham Hotspur plan to provide a pathway into their first-team for Stoke City loanee Ashley Phillips next season, according to a report by GiveMeSport.
Stoke City swooped to land the defender on a temporary basis in the last transfer window to bolster their defensive ranks. He has made two appearances in all competitions for the Championship side so far and is due to spend the whole campaign with them.
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Phillips, 19, appears to be highly-rated by Spurs and they have big plans for him in the future. He is under contract at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium until June 2028 and is due to return to the Premier League outfit for pre-season next summer.
In this latest update regarding his situation with his parent club, GiveMeSport claim Ange Postecoglou will only entertain signing a centre-back on loan this January as he wants to integrate Phillips and Luka Vuskovic into his team next year.
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Phillips will be eager to get as much game time as possible with Stoke City this term under former Plymouth Argyle boss Steven Schumacher.
The Mancunian started his career with non-league side Curzon Ashton before Blackburn Rovers snapped him up in 2017.
Stoke City, Stoke City loan man could be handed Premier League chance by parent club next season
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He rose up through the ranks at Ewood Park and penned his first professional contract in 2022.
Phillips made his debut in the same year in a Carabao Cup clash against Hartlepool United and went on to play 14 times for Rovers.
Spurs then lured him down south in 2023 but he is yet to feature for their senior team.
He was loaned out to Plymouth Argyle last winter and played 20 matches for the Pilgrims to help them avoid relegation to League One.
Phillips went back at the end of last term before he was allowed to link up with Stoke City in late August.
What now for Stoke City?
The Potters won 1-0 away at Phillips’ old team Plymouth Argyle last time out so are in confident mood during this international break.
They find themselves sat in 11th place in the table and have six points on the board from their first four fixtures.
Schumacher’s side are back in action next weekend with an away trip to the Kassam Stadium to take on newly promoted Oxford United. The U’s have adapted well so far to the step up.
