Marcus Edwards joins Excelsior on loan from Tottenham
Thursday 30 August 2018 18:28, UK
Tottenham's Marcus Edwards has joined Dutch Eredivisie side Excelsior Rotterdam on loan until the end of the season.
The 19-year-old attacking midfielder is looking to ignite his career following a brief spell at Norwich City in the second half of last season.
He spent three months at Carrow Road, making his league debut in a 2-0 defeat to Fulham in March.
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Edwards, who is under contract at Tottenham until 2020 was the top scorer in the U19 UEFA Youth League in 2017/18 with four goals in six starts during the group stage while scoring a further five goals in nine Premier League 2 appearances.
Edwards has represented England at U16, U17, U18, U19 and U20 levels - winning the European U19 Championship with the Young Lions in Georgia in 2017.
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The England youth international becomes the latest young prospect to move to mainland Europe in search for first-team football.
He follows other promising stars abroad such as Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), Chris Willock (Benfica), Jonathan Panzo (Monaco) and Keanan Bennetts (Borussia Monchengladbach).
