Tottenham Hotspur have secured the signing of highly-rated England youth international\u00a0George Jobling after his shock release from Chelsea\u2019s academy this week.<\/p>\n
Right-back Jobling, 16, has been playing with Chelsea\u2019s Under-16 and Under-17 sides this season and was with the club for four years. However, he\u00a0was surprisingly told he would not be offered scholars\u2019 terms and, after a trial with Spurs, was picked up by the north London club.<\/p>\n
The teenage talent, highly regarded at England youth level, will now join up with Tottenham<\/a>\u2019s Under-18 squad, having already featured on trial for the Under-16s against Man City in the PL Cup earlier this month.<\/p>\n He\u2019s expected to sign a professional contract with the club when he turns 17, in what is considered a rare win for Johan Lange after the club\u2019s sporting director has received plenty of vile from some supporters over Tottenham\u2019s lack of January window transfer activity, along with how long it took to eventually sack Thomas Frank.<\/p>\n As for Jobling, the young defender is also a current England Under-16 international and was called up to the most recent camp this week, having previously skippered the team towards the end of 2025.<\/p>\n He is expected to feature for the Young Lions when they face Denmark, Spain, and France this week.<\/p>\n Chelsea<\/a>\u2018s reasoning behind surprisingly letting Jobling go is unclear, but their loss is very much Tottenham\u2019s gain as the young defender aims to move through the ranks and eventually push for first-team football in north London.<\/p>\n Want more breaking transfer lines from original sources? Add TEAMtalk as a preferred source on Google <\/a>to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n More Tottenham news: Centre-back raid; Richarlison battle brewing<\/p>\n Tottenham are the side \u201cmost interested\u201d in raiding a Premier League rival for a centre-back<\/a> who is also being watched by Barcelona, according to an insider.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, a\u00a0battle is brewing for Tottenham striker Richarlison between clubs from two different continents<\/a>, per the latest reports, as the optimal time for Spurs to cash in approaches.<\/p>\n