Mauricio Pochettino admits Spurs youngsters now have to be extra special

• Strong squad has limited the opportunities for academy players
• Carter-Vickers at Ipswich on loan, Edwards has gone to Norwich

Mauricio Pochettino has said it is harder for Tottenham’s academy players to break into the first team than when he arrived at the club, as he reflected on his decision to loan out Cameron Carter-Vickers and Marcus Edwards.

The manager is also struggling to add to his squad for the second half of the season. One reason is cost, another the quality of his existing players. “It’s difficult but we always dream,” Pochettino said. Tottenham are interested in Bordeaux’s £45m-rated winger Malcom but an attempt to get him in the summer appears more likely.

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