Arnaut Danjuma has had to be very patient indeed for minutes to come his way since joining Tottenham on a season-long loan deal from Villarreal. On course to link up with Everton before a dramatic U-turn, the Netherlands international became Spurs' first signing of the January transfer window to give Antonio Conte's team a further attacking boost at the business end of the season.
Making an immediate impact from the substitutes' bench with a debut goal away at Preston North End in the fourth round of the FA Cup, Danjuma has only featured in two games since then. Given the final 11 minutes as Tottenham searched for a way back into the game at Leicester City before conceding a fourth goal two minutes later, he was then introduced in the 81st minute as they looked for an equaliser in their Champions League Round of 16 first leg tie away at AC Milan.
Just about enough time for a player to get up to the speed of the game let alone make a telling impact, Danjuma, as well as Spurs fans, will be hoping that an increase in minutes comes his way over the next few weeks. Always set to be a tough challenge for the 26-year-old with players such as Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison ahead of him in the pecking order, Danjuma was going to need to grasp his opportunity when it came his way in his quest to become a starter for Tottenham in the Premier League.
