It was announced by Spurs earlier today that 19 year old Academy midfielder Dante Cassanova had signed his first professional contract with the club. Dante is a defensive-midfielder, but he is also a versatile player who can play in a number of different positions, such as at full-back. The London born footballer had made his competitive debut for the Spurs Under 18 side prior to joining the club as a scholar, and during the next two seasons he would captain the side on a good number of occasions. Dante Cassanova did spend some time with Derby County at academy level during his second season as a scholar, before returning to Spurs for the start of the 2022/23 season, but that was to be a season that he unfortunately missed a lot of games in, because of injury. Dante as a defensive-midfielder is a player who is good at breaking up play on the pitch and at making tackles, but he is also good on the ball. He works very well off the ball and is a good reader of the game. However, Dante is an impressive set-piece taker, and he has provided a good number of assists for Spurs at Academy level, especially from corner-kicks, where his set-piece delivery is very good.

It was unfortunate that Dante missed much of his first season (2022/23) full-time with the Spurs Under 21 side. However, this season Dante will hopefully get a good amount of game time in 2023/24. He can also play at right-back, where he is defensively solid, and Dante has done a good job in that position in the past for Spurs at Academy level. I would like to wish Dante all the very best of luck for this season. He could feature for the Spurs Under 21 side next Tuesday, when they face Enfield Town in their first friendly game of pre-season.