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From playing FIFA to partnering Alli & Kane – Foyth admits to Tottenham nerves

Juan Foyth admits nerves contributed to a shaky start at Tottenham, with the youngster having gone from “playing FIFA at home to training with the likes of Harry Kane and Dele Alli”.

The Argentine defender was snapped up by Spurs from Estudiantes for £8 million ($10m) in the summer of 2017.

His potential was noted by countryman Mauricio Pochettino and he was taken to England after making just nine senior appearances in his homeland.

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Tottenham have eased him into Premier League life, with his bow only made this season, and the 20-year-old admits it has taken him a while to get fully adjusted to the brightest of spotlights.