Tottenham Hotspur will not look to sanction loan moves for either Oliver Skipp or Pape Matar Sarr on the final day of the transfer window, according to the Evening Standard.
Skipp has had a difficult time of it over the last 12 months, with injuries halting his progress at Tottenham. Since regaining fitness the 22-year-old has racked up 13 appearances this season (Transfermarkt), but has failed to become a regular under Antonio Conte.
It was reported by Football.London recently that Skipp would be open to going out on loan in order to get more first-team football, however Conte was said not to be keen on the idea of letting the central midfielder leave this month.
As for Sarr, the opportunities have started to come his way at Spurs, with Conte even trusting him for his full league debut in the North London derby earlier this month. Nevertheless, the 20-year-old has just six appearances to his name this term, with most of them coming from the bench (Transfermarkt).
It was a similar situation for Sarr as with Skipp, where any notion of a loan move were expected to be blocked by Conte, who would prefer to keep the youngster in his squad, as per Sky Sport Italia (relayed by TEAMtalk).
Now, with deadline day in full swing, it seems the pair will indeed stay in N17 for the rest of the season. The Evening Standard claims Spurs have no plans to see either depart before the window shuts tonight.
Spurs Web Opinion
I’m happy to hear these two players are expected to stay at Spurs until the end of the season. They may be on the fringes of the squad, but we need all the cover and squad depth we can get, and they can be valuable assets in a long second half of the campaign.
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