Antonio Conte calls 17-year-old up to Spurs first-team training ahead of Brentford clash

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Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte has called a number of Spurs academy players up to first-team training this week.

The likes of Romaine Mundle, Brooklyn Lyons-Foster, Jack Clarke, Yago Santiago, Maksim Paskotsi, Kallum Cesay, Nile John, Harvey White, Malachi Fagan-Walcott and Dilan Markanday all featured on Monday.

There was also one fairly new face in Tottenham first-team training – Under-18s goalkeeper Adam Hayton.

The 17-year-old has been rewarded with a call-up following his impressive efforts for the Spurs U18s this term.

Hayton, who reportedly stands 6ft 2in tall, is a second-year academy player.

As per the Tottenham website, he was regular for the U16s in 2019-20, and even chipped in with an assist in a match against Ipswich .

In 2020-21, Spurs promoted Hayton to the Under-18s, where he was up against captain Thimothee Lo-Tutala, Aaron Maguire and Isak Solberg.

Despite the fierce competition, he still made five Under-18 Premier League appearances.

Hayton also played once as a substitute in place of the injured Lo-Tutala in an FA Youth Cup tie with West Brom.

It’s great to see Conte and his coaches integrate some of the club’s youngsters into senior first-team training.

Hayton certainly looks like a talented prospect and he’ll surely be one to watch in the coming years.