Tottenham youngster Kyle Walker-Peters signs new deal

Tottenham announced on Wednesday that Academy product Kyle Walker-Peters signed a new deal to keep him at the club until 2020.

The news comes less than two weeks after Walker-Peters senior debut for Tottenham, where he won Man of the Match in the 2-0 victory over Newcastle.

Though the awarding of a new, presumably more lucrative contract for the England under-20 World Cup winner hardly comes as surprising, it does hint that Spurs are ready to commit to Walker-Peters as a first team option going forward.

Many speculated that, following his fine debut, he might even be granted an extended run in the starting XI as first-choice right-back Kieran Trippier recovered from injury.

Those hopes were dashed on Sunday however, as the 24-year-old ex-Burnley man suited up and took to the pitch against Chelsea.

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Walker-Peters no doubt shared in the rest of the team’s dismay at the loss in that match, but Trippier’s middling performance does at least improve the 20-year-old’s chances in the short term.

It’s possible that he could be re-installed in the starting XI against Burnley. Mauricio Pochettino is most option to rotation at the full-back positions, after all.

Whispers that Spurs might be on the verge of signing Serge Aurier from Paris Saint Germain present a much bigger threat to Walker-Peters’ prospects this season. Should the Ivorian make the move to England, it would likely push Walker-Peters down to third in the depth chart at the right-back position.

Pochettino’s use of Walker-Peters on the left flank of the defense in the pre-season friendly against Roma suggests one way into semi-regular action, at least until Danny Rose returns to fitness.

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At the very least, Walker-Peters will represent some competition in the full-back positions. Pochettino’s stated aim at adding depth to the squad is as much about just that kind of competition as it is covering for rotation purposes. Trippier and even Aurier will have to keep their game sharp lest they lose starts to the precocious Academy graduate.