Jose Mourinho was clearly reluctant, trying his very best to pick his words carefully.
But, such is the excitement Dane Scarlett is creating, he could not help himself.
‘I don't want to speak too much because tomorrow I arrive in the building and the kid's boss is going to kill me!’ Mourinho said after Scarlett’s cameo in Tottenham’s Europa League win over Wolfsberger on Wednesday.
‘I just want to say that he will be 17 next month and I want him to be part of the first team squad next season.