Luka Vuskovic has had a long time to envision his Tottenham Hotspur debut, and when it finally arrived, it went better than he ever could have imagined. The 18-year-old defender came on at half-time of Tottenham’s win against Reading in Thomas Frank’s first pre-season match in charge, with the score 0-0.

Tottenham centre-back Luka Vuskovic hailed his “perfect” start to life under Thomas Frank as Spurs saw off Reading 2-0 to begin their pre-season. The 18-year-old Croatian signed for Spurs from Hajduk Split back in 2023 but has since spent loan spells in Poland and Belgium before making his first appearance for the north Londoners on Saturday.

Vuskovic is regarded as one of the brightest talents in the game and Tottenham may have pulled off a masterstroke in luring him to N17 amid links with some of Europe's biggest clu