Three players Tottenham need to loan out in January, including prodigy likened to Jude Bellingham

Tottenham Hotspur have enjoyed a somewhat mixed first half of the season.

Spurs are in the top four of the Premier League and into the last 16 of the Champions League.

However, Tottenham have flattered to deceive far too often and have dropped a fair few points.

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Nonetheless, Spurs have a good springboard from which they can kick on in the second half of the campaign.

After the World Cup brought the season to a halt, Antonio Conte’s charges will now be busy on two fronts.

Not only will Spurs hope to improve on the pitch, but they’ve also got the January transfer window to contend with.

While Tottenham will likely look to bolster their ranks, they’ve also got to think about which players could do with getting experience elsewhere.

Here are three players we reckon the Lilywhites should send out on loan in the January transfer window.

Djed Spence

Spence joined Tottenham to considerable fanfare in summer, having dazzled on loan at Nottingham Forest.

The 22-year-old wasn’t going to be thrown in at the deep end. He joined Spurs having never played in the Premier League.

However, Spence will surely have hoped to feature more than he has. The England Under-21 ace hasn’t even clocked up half an hour of competitive football for Tottenham.

Conte has routinely spoken about Spence being a prospect with potential, suggesting he’s not going to be starting regularly any time soon.

At the same time, Spence is young, has a high ceiling, and is contracted to Tottenham long-term.

It’s pretty much a no-brainer for Spurs to send him out on loan to another Premier League club, where he can finally get regular PL minutes.

Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images Pape Matar Sarr

Sarr was actually supposed to go out on loan in the summer, with Serie A side Cremonese reportedly lining up a deal.

However, an injury to Rodrigo Bentancur led to Antonio Conte apparently pulling the plug on the Sarr loan move.

It was a logical move from the Spurs boss, who didn’t want to find himself short in midfield in case Bentancur was out long-term.

Luckily, the Uruguayan wasn’t out for long. Now, with the January window looming, Sarr should be able to go elsewhere for the rest of the season.

Sevilla are reportedly hoping to land the Senegal international, who has been compared to Jude Bellingham.

Last year, French football expert Adam White told GiveMeSport said: “I think it’s a really good comparison actually (between Sarr and Bellingham).

“There’s a lot of parallels between them in terms of their ability and the positions they take up.

“And their skillset, and the job you would ask them to do in midfield as well.”

Bryan Gil

Gil is another young talent with a lot of potential and a big future ahead of him who’s struggling for game time at Spurs.

And like Sarr, the Spaniard apparently saw a loan move blocked by Conte. Valencia reportedly wanted him again, but it wasn’t to be.

Gil has 73 minutes of game time under Conte this season, which spans across four Champions League outings, one Premier League cameo and a Carabao Cup outing.

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Spurs have Son Heung-min, Dejan Kulusevski, Lucas Moura, Richarlison as natural wide players.

Meanwhile, both Ivan Perisic and Ryan Sessegnon can swap their wing-back role for a place higher up the pitch.

With this in mind, Gil wasn’t ever going to get much game time. Now, hopefully he can go elsewhere for experience.

Sevilla are reportedly keen on the 21-year-old. Could they land Gil and Sarr in the same window?

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