Marcus Edwards is thriving after Spurs exit

Tottenham Hotspur have been again in Champions League motion after a two-year absence on Wednesday evening as they defeated Marseille of their Group D opener.

Their big-money £60m signing, Richarlison, bagged a headed brace to safe a 2-0 victory in north London however in one other universe, that might have been Marcus Edwards doing the enterprise for his boyhood membership.

The Enfield-born winger departed Spurs in 2019 and this week, he additionally delivered within the UCL, offering a objective and an help in Sporting CP’s win over Frankfurt in the exact same group – not dangerous in your Champions League debut.

5 – Marcus Edwards is the fifth totally different Englishman to attain a Champions League objective for a non-British membership since 2018-19 (additionally Sancho, Bellingham, Tomori, Gomes), which is yet another participant than between 1992-93 and 2017-18 (McManaman, Beckham, Owen, Woodgate). Exports. pic.twitter.com/M0PIDsc72H

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“Marcus Edwards is a good looking younger expertise, a objective and an help as Sporting Clube de Portugal lead 3-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt,” journalist Josh Bunting tweeted in the course of the conflict.

That took his tally for the season to three goals and three assists from simply six outings because the 23-year-old Englishman has hit stride for the Portuguese giants, the place he has been since January this 12 months.

Did Spurs promote Marcus Edwards too quickly?

Edwards was as soon as touted for large issues round Hotspur Means, so maybe it was a shock – on the time – that chairman Daniel Levy let the rising youth product go away for as little as £1m, albeit with a 50% sell-on, which has since been obtained within the area of £6m.

“The qualities – it’s solely appears, his physique and the way in which that he performs – bear in mind a little bit bit from the start of [Lionel] Messi,” former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino said of the ex-England U20 worldwide.

Now on the Estadio Jose Alvalade, Edwards is believed to have a launch clause within the area of £52m and while you consider that, in addition to his current type, you’d think about that Levy is kicking ft with remorse as he let him go for a mere fraction of that mighty sum.

“He [Edwards] is an excellent prospect and probably he is usually a prime participant, however we must be affected person and inform him that he has numerous expertise, sufficient expertise to be a prime participant, an important participant,” Pochettino added throughout an interview with Sky Sports.

It actually begs the query – ought to Spurs have held onto him?

The proof since his departure definitely suggests so, with expertise scout Jacek Kulig as soon as deeming the versatile winger to be a “joy to watch” because of his type at Vitoria, the place he supplied 20 goals and 16 assists throughout 96 appearances.

Additionally lauded as an “exceptional talent” with “similarities to Jadon Sancho” by the Breaking the Strains podcast and “smart” by his supervisor Ruben Amorim, it’s clear that Edwards has thrived since his untimely exit from N17.

It might have been a really totally different story for Edwards, had the Spurs hierarchy saved the religion in his evident potential – they could perpetually remorse their choice right here.

AND in different information, Overlook Richarlison: £35m-rated “Rolls-Royce” with 93% cross accuracy was Spurs’ unsung hero vs OM…