TOTTENHAM youngster Harvey White dedicated his Premier League debut against Crystal Palace to his grandad.
The 21-year-old midfielder came on for Ivan Perisic in the 86th minute of Spurs’ 4-0 win at Selhurst Park on Wednesday evening.
And White, who has come through the Lilywhites’ youth set-up, posted an emotional message on social media after the game.
Speaking on Instagram, he said: “Dreams do come true!! Absolutely buzzing to have made my Premier League debut.
“Great result to make the day even better!
“That was for you Grandad 🕊.”
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He also shared a picture of a signed shirt along with the caption: “Special day.”
White then received a host of supportive messages from his Spurs team-mates.
Bryan Gil, who impressed in the win over Palace, said: “Congrats my friend!! You deserve it 💙.”
Perisic added: “Congratulations broo ❤️.”
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And Lucas Moura replied: “Congrats my brother. Very happy for you!”
White spent the second half of the 2020/21 season on loan at Portsmouth in League One, shortly after making his first-team debut for Tottenham in a 5-0 FA Cup win over Marine.
He made 21 appearances for Pompey, scoring one goal.
The young Englishman then re-joined Spurs and has had to be patient under Antonio Conte.
He was playing for the U21s but Conte called him up to the first team during the World Cup break.
White featured in exhibition games against Nice and Motherwell, with the Tottenham boss labelling him “really, really intelligent”.
Fittingly, next up for Spurs is an FA Cup third round clash at home to White’s former club Portsmouth on Saturday.
They then resume their Premier League campaign by hosting Arsenal in the North London derby on January 15.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
