Tottenham's plan for Blake Irow comes clear as new deal announced for N17 gem

Blake Irow has been impressing at Tottenham Hotspur.

The Lilywhites have built a reputation for producing some great talents in N17 in recent years.

The likes of Will Lankshear, Mikey Moore and Alfie Devine have all come through the ranks at Hotspur Way, and all look set to have successful careers.

There are other youngsters still on Spurs' books like Luca Williams-Barnett, Tyrese Hall and Callum Olusesi, who could all offer Roberto De Zerbi something in the future.

The Lilywhites have particularly struggled in the goalkeeping department in recent years, but may have a future star waiting in the wings to solve the issue in the long term.

Irow is one player at Tottenham who appears destined for success, as his recent development has earned him a new deal.

What Tottenham's plan for Blake Irow could be amid new announcement

Tottenham's youth academy announced on Wednesday that young goalkeeper Irow, brother of Oliver Irow, has signed a new deal with the club.

The 17-year-old impressed while representing Spurs' U18s last term, and has already played for England at the U16s level.

He played 720 minutes for the U18s in the Premier League 2 last term, keeping a clean sheet in 50 per cent of the games he played.

The plan may very well be for the teenager to be involved in first-team training moving forward, and the timing of the announcement is the most important aspect.

De Zerbi is known for developing youngsters, and could use the international break to assess whether Blake is ready to compete in Tottenham's first-team training.

Irow could now play understudy to Anton Kinsky in first-team training, with the latter De Zerbi's clear number one goalkeeper.

The worrying similarities with Antonin Kinsky and Guglielmo Vicario

Guglielmo Vicario's Tottenham departure was needed for all parties this summer, as the Italian continued to prove that he was not at the level needed to thrive in the Premier League.

But Kinsky has so far shown that he is no better than Vicario.

As per FotMob data, Kinsky's average rating in the Premier League this season stands at 6.49, compared to Vicario's 6.68 from last term.

His save percentage is also 2 per cent worse than the former Spurs keeper, and his long ball accuracy is also 2 per cent lower.

That said, there is still a potential that the 23-year-old can improve under De Zerbi, who worked wonders with Brighton's goalkeeping department.

Kinsky could prove to be an important player for Spurs with time, and Irow would benefit by learning alongside the shot-stopper.