De Zerbi warned he is ‘doing more harm than good’ with Luca Williams-Barnett at Tottenham

Tottenham boss Roberto De Zerbi has been handed a warning about his treatment of young teenage prodigy Luca Williams-Barnett. The Spurs head coach has, so far, resisted the growing chorus of calls for Williams-Barnett to be handed opportunities in the Premier League .

However, in his press conference last Friday, De Zerbi admitted that the 18-year-old Tottenham starlet is very much in his thoughts , and hinted that first-team opportunities may not be far away.

When asked if we could see the attacking midfielder soon starting matches, the Italian responded: “I’m thinking. I’m thinking, because he’s another special player. But he’s very young, and the management of the very, very young players is very complicated.