'Send him back' - Tottenham told to terminate player's 'strange' deal amid relegation concerns

Tottenham have been told to terminate one player's loan deal rather than signing him on a permanent basis.

To say that the 2025/26 season for Spurs has been a disaster feels like an understatement.

Less than a year after winning their first trophy in 17 years by beating Manchester United 1-0 in Europa League final, the London club are facing a battle for Premier League survival.

Following the draw with Leeds United, Spurs are 17th in the Premier League table and just two points clear of rivals West Ham United with two games left in the season.

Should Spurs be relegated to the Championship it is widely expected that several players will leave the club in order to stay in the Premier League or to go abroad.

And according to Spurs expert John Wenham, one of the players that should leave the club regardless of the outcome of their relegation battle is young talent James Wilson, who joined the club on loan during the winter transfer window.

Despite interest from Arsenal, Wilson left Scottish side Hearts to to play for Spurs' Under-21 squad in a deal that includes a reported £2.5million buy clause.

And despite scoring four goals in 11 appearances for the U21s, Wenham clearly isn't impressed and thinks he should be sent back to the Scottish club in the summer.

Speaking to Tottenham News, he said: “The one I wonder about is James Wilson.

“This is the kid that came on loan from Hearts, despite the fact Hearts might win the first league title for 60-odd years or whatever it is, and instead has come to play for our under-21s, which I just find strange.

“I know we’ve got this option to buy out, but I probably would send him back, from what I’ve seen.

“We’ve got other strikers that, including Will Lankshear, who’s been out on loan at Oxford doing so well, I’d put above him [Mason Melia and Dane Scarlett], in terms of moving forward as a club.”

Which Spurs players could leave if they are relegated?

Several players look almost certain to be on their way out should Spurs go down at the end of the season, with one believed to have already agreed a deal to leave.

After falling out of favour at the club, it has been reported that goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario has reached an agreement to return to Italy with Inter Milan at the end of the season.

Alongside him, it is likely that both Dominic Solanke and Rodrigo Bentancur will leave should Spurs go down, with both player's contracts set to expire in the summer.

Meanwhile centre back pair Micky Van de Ven and Cristian Romero would be expected to leave amid interest in both defenders in recent weeks.