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While Tottenham Hotspur may have taken a much-needed uptick in form in recent weeks and could now avoid the very real threat of relegation under new manager Roberto De Zerbi, there’s little doubt that the North London club’s season has been an unmitigated disaster. Fans will rightfully point to the club’s key decision makers as the architects of Tottenham’s demise in the Premier League, while few would argue that Thomas Frank did himself too many favours as manager for much of the season.

However, what is beyond doubt is that this current squad simply isn’t up to the task of keeping Tottenham in the top half of the league table. Fortunately for Tottenham, there may be some useful alternatives available to De Zerbi & co. next season. Alongside some much-needed reinforcements in the summer transfer window, Spurs also have several players currently out on loan this season that may make for smart additions to the current starting XI. So who are Tottenham’s on-loan players and how well have they been doing at their respective clubs this season? Let’s find out.

Dane Scarlett – Hibs

Kicking things off, we have young centre forward Dane Scarlett. After a decent spell on loan at Oxford United in the Championship last season, Scarlett was sent on loan to Scottish Premiership side Hibernian in the January transfer window. Since then, the 22-year-old talent has proven to be a useful squad player for David Gray’s side, often coming off the bench to play as a centre forward or on the right wing. However, just one assist in 11 games for the Scottish club suggests that Scarlett hasn’t been able to impose himself north of the border.

Will Lankshear – Oxford United

One centre forward that has done exceptionally well this season is Will Lankshear. Although still technically a youth player at Tottenham, Lankshear made the move to Oxford United at the start of the season and has come on leaps and bounds in senior football. So far, the 21-year-old talent has bagged an impressive 11 goals and four assists in the Championship after nailing down a starting spot in Matt Bloomfield’s side.

Min-hyeok Yang – Coventry City

Despite only joining the club in January 2025, Min-hyeok Yang is already on his third loan spell in English football. After making the move to Portsmouth at the start of the season, Yang made a somewhat underwhelming start at Fratton Park with three goals and one assist in 16 games. The South Korean winger was then sent to Coventry City in January, but the deal has proved even more disastrous, with the young winger playing just 29 minutes of league football for Frank Lampard’s team in the second half of the season.

Alejo Veliz – Rosario Central

Another young player on Tottenham’s books that is still trying to find his feet is striker Alejo Veliz. After a loan spell at Espanyol last season, Veliz was sent back to his boyhood club Rosario Central at the start of this season and has so far looked like his old self back in Argentinian football. In the first half of the season, the 22-year-old striker bagged five goals and one assist in 16 league games, and in 2026, he’s currently sitting on five goals in 18 games for the club.

Ashley Phillips – Stoke City

Tottenham may find a solution to their defensive issues next season in the form of Ashley Phillips. Now on his second loan spell at Stoke City, Phillips started on the bench at the beginning of the season but has worked his way into Mark Robin’s starting XI and nailed down a regular spot, as the club has looked to fight off the threat of relegation to League One. And, along the way, the 20-year-old talent has made himself a fan favourite at the club. Perhaps he can do the same in North London next season.

Kota Takai – Borussia Mönchengladbach

Signed from Kawasaki FrontaleKawasaki Frontale as an exciting defensive prospect, Kota Takai has unfortunately had a season to largely forget in European football this season. After a foot injury sidelined him out of the first half of the season with Tottenham, Takai then went on loan to Borussia Mönchengladbach in January, and although he has started a handful of games for the Foals, another injury in late February scuppered any hope of him nailing down some serious game time in the Bundesliga.

Alfie Devine – Preston

Another Tottenham prospect that has found his feet in the Championship is young central midfielder Alfie Devine. After joining Preston on loan last summer, Devine established himself as an excellent box-to-box midfielder for the Lilywhites, bagging an impressive 15 goals and assists in 45 games for Paul Heckingbottom’s team. As a result, Devine’s market value has shot up from €3.5 million to €6 million this season, and that figure could skyrocket if he’s able to translate his form in the second tier to the Premier League next season.

Manor Solomon – Fiorentina

Unlike most of the players on this list, 26-year-old winger Manor Solomon isn’t a prospect in need of game time but rather a player who has been deemed surplus to requirements in North London. And it’s not hard to see why; after initially joining Villarreal on loan at the start of the season, the Israeli talent managed just one goal and four assists in 11 games. He was then recalled and sent to Fiorentina in January, where Solomon has managed just one goal and four assists in 11 games for the struggling Serie A side.

Mikey Moore – Rangers

One winger that certainly hasn’t struggled this season is Mikey Moore. After making the move to Rangers last summer, many wondered whether the 18-year-old talent could match the physicality and pressure of playing for the Ibrox club. However, Moore has undoubtedly thrived in Scotland, bagging six goals and three assists for Rangers and was recently named the PFA Young Player of the Year by the Scottish media. So few would doubt that Tottenham’s young talent has made the most of his spell in Glasgow.

Luka Vuskovic – Tottenham

However, when it comes to thriving on loan, no player at Tottenham can truly rival Luka Vuskovic. After singing from Hajduk Split for just €11m, Vuskovic was promptly sent on loan to Germany to play for recently-promoted HSV. Since then, the Croatian talent has truly thrived in the northern port city, where his market value has risen by an incredible €48m. With assured and consistent performances at centre back, Vuskovic has been linked with moves to the likes of Bayern Munich this summer, but there’s little doubt that Spurs will be desperate to get him back to England to help fix their broken defence.