18-year-old Tottenham Hotspur youngster spotted in first-team training today, just a month after signing first contract

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Tottenham Hotspur youngster Aaron Maguire was spotted in first-team training today, just a month after signing his first contract with the club.

Football.London reported the 18-year-old keeper penned his first deal with Spurs last month which marked the beginning of his professional career.

And now Maguire can be seen alongside Antonio Conte’s men in the club’s latest training video.

The young keeper has only made 12 appearances in the U18 Premier League for Tottenham’s youth side but today he was training with club captain Hugo Lloris. And Conte has shown he is more than willing to call up younger players to first-team training, including the likes of Alfie Devine and Dane Scarlett.

Tottenham youngster in training

In a training video on the Tottenham YouTube channel, Maguire is seen doing exercises next to Lloris and new signing Fraser Forster.

The Irish youngster has represented both England and the Republic of Ireland at international youth level.

It will be a big boost for the academy product to be called up to first-team training, especially as he trained alongside a World Cup-winning keeper in Lloris.

Maguire was delighted to sign his first professional contract with Spurs one month ago and posted on Instagram following the announcement.

He wrote: “Delighted to have signed my first professional contact. Proud moment for me and my family. The hard work continues.”

Spurs announced the signing of another young goalkeeper Josh Keeley around the same time that Maguire penned his new deal and it’s thought that the pair will battle it out for the number one jersey in the club’s Premier League 2 side.

Maguire will certainly benefit from training alongside experienced shot stoppers such Lloris and Forster.

The Irishman is unlikely to be handed a first-team opportunity anytime soon but it can only benefit his development by being involved in Conte’s training sessions.

The youngster will be hoping to gain some more experience in the Tottenham youth sides this season as he competes with Keeley and Adam Hayton, who also penned a deal at the same time as Maguire.