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Young Dele Alli Is the Wildcard in Tottenham Hotspur's Future

In Mauricio Pochettino's 18 months as manager of Tottenham Hotspur, he has reshaped his team drastically.

Gone are the old, highly paid veterans like Emmanuel Adebayor and Younes Kaboul. In their place stand a handful of academy graduates and youngsters signed on potential more than proven quality.

Tottenham have the youngest team in England's top flight and one of the most youthful in all of European football.

Players like Harry Kane, Eric Dier and Ryan Mason have emerged from the relative obscurity of the Spurs academy system to become full England internationals in a remarkably short time.