Tottenham's loan players have once again been getting plenty of minutes under their belt on pitches across Europe in recent days.
Spurs currently have nine players out on loan across the Football League as well as in Italy, Spain, France and Sweden for the coming season. Some are players who are young and getting vital experience to aid their development, while others are not part of Antonio Conte's plans and have been placed in the shop window with their season-long loans.
football.london takes a look at how all nine of the players out away from the club on loan got on this week and how they have been doing across their spells so far.
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Destiny Udogie (Udinese)
Tottenham's seventh signing of the summer was immediately placed back on loan at his previous club Udinese on a season-long loan deal. Udogie had a breakout season for the Serie A side last campaign with with five goals and three assists from 37 games and the 19-year-old left wing-back has started this season as he left off last time around.
The Italy U21 international already has two goals from his first six matches and on Sunday played 79 minutes in the 3-1 home victory against Conte's old side Inter, with Udinese sitting second in Serie A.
Udogie is expected to become a full Italy international this season but his Udinese boss Andrea Sottil was surprised the teenager did not make Roberto Mancini's latest squad.
"These decisions surprised me," Sottil was quoted as saying by Football Italia. "I respect Mancini’s choices but I was still surprised. I think Udogie is one of the best full-backs in the League, he proves this all the time."
Joe Rodon (Rennes)
Rodon has been going from strength to strength with Rennes and the 24-year-old Welshman was named man of the match by French media outlet Foot Mercato after the 1-1 draw at Marseille in Ligue 1 on Sunday. He was also named in the team of the weekend by some publications after his performance.
Rodon has now played nine matches for Rennes, scoring once, and was also involved in midweek in the Europa League, playing the full 90 minutes of the 2-2 draw against Fenerbahce.
In an interview with Ouest France after the game, Rodon admitted he's been loving life with Rennes with two months of football under his belt before he returns this fortnight to play for Wales.
"Obviously all the guys worked hard and so did I. The first half was very good, maybe we could have scored more but it's a difficult place to come and we're happy to come away with a point," he said. "The coach gives me great confidence and gives me the opportunity to play a series of matches. The more you play, the more confidence you gain. I made mistakes like everyone else but the whole team, not just me, really worked hard.
"Of course, the more time you spend in one place, the more comfortable you feel, but football is football, no matter where. I've loved every minute spent here so far. I hope there are still many good things to come. I am excited about what the future holds for us."
Tanguy Ndombele (Napoli)
Ndombele netted his first goal for Napoli in the week, coming off the bench late on and rifling home a curling effort with his right foot in the 3-0 Champions League victory at Rangers.
Napoli are top of Serie A and won 2-1 at AC Milan on Sunday, with Ndombele coming on for the final three minutes of the match at the San Siro.
The Frenchman has struggled for game time with the Italian side doing so well in their start of the season, managing just 112 minutes across his six appearances so far. In both of his two starts so far for Napoli, Ndombele has been taken off at half-time.
The international break will give Ndombele more time to work with Napoli boss Luciano Spalletti to ensure he gives him exactly what he wants in the remainder of the season.
Harry Winks (Sampdoria)
Winks is yet to make his debut for Sampdoria since joining the Italian side on a season-long loan deal. Italian media reported that the 26-year-old midfielder arrived with an ankle injury and he has not yet appeared in a matchday squad for the Serie A side.
Sampdoria boss Marco Giampaolo said: "Since he arrived from Spurs, he only had one training session with us and nothing else. I hope he will be able to come back soon. I really don’t know when Harry will be available."
Winks will be hoping that the international break gives him more time to get back to fitness in time to play a part next month for Sampdoria.
Sergio Reguilon (Atletico Madrid)
Reguilon is also waiting to make his debut for his new club. The left-back is still recovering from a groin injury that he had at Spurs before he left and has yet to be included in an Atletico Madrid squad by Diego Simeone.
When he signed for the Madrid club it was expected that Reguilon would not be available until after the upcoming international break.
Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal)
Unlike the three others players loaned out after being told told they were not in Conte's plans, Lo Celso has been getting plenty of minutes and has slotted straight back into life with Villarreal.
The Argentine has played seven times, scoring once against Elche, and on Sunday he was a substitute for the first time in La Liga since returning to Unai Emery's side.
Lo Celso came off the bench for 31 minutes of football in the second half as Villarreal drew 1-1 at home with Sevilla.
Troy Parrott (Preston North End)
Preston are struggling for goals in the Championship this season, with only three netted in their first 10 league matches this season, and those struggles in front of goal have not helped Parrott.
He started the season well but his confidence looks to have been knocked by the team's issues in the final third. The belief in him remains high though and he has started all 10 of those Championship matches, as well as playing in two Carabao Cup matches, scoring against Huddersfield.
As Preston lost 2-0 at home to Sheffield United on Saturday, Parrott, who will now head off on Republic of Ireland duty, was given a rating of five by LancashireLive, with the review: "Busy in attack again and dropped in to try and link things up. Set up a chance for Whiteman in the first half, but didn't look overly dangerous in the final third - one deflected shot aside. A little bit confidence shot in front of goal, it seems."
Dane Scarlett (Portsmouth)
Dane Scarlett has been enjoying himself at Portsmouth in his first experience of regular first team football. The 18-year-old has scored four goals and laid on one assist in 12 matches for the high-flying League One outfit.
On Saturday he played 70 minutes as Portsmouth drew 2-2 with Plymouth and has quickly become a major and popular part of the team, with boss Danny Cowley previously admitting he feels privileged to be coaching and helping to develop the highly-rated young starlet.
Scarlet will now link up with England U20s for their matches during this international break.
Alfie Whiteman (Degerfors)
Whiteman took a nasty blow early on in Degerfors' 1-1 draw at AIK in the Allsvenskan. Just eight minutes in a clash caused problems for the Spurs goalkeeper and he had to come off, with it later revealed in the Swedish media that coach Andreas Holmberg has said he was suffering from concussion.
The 23-year-old has been a regular in goal for Swedish side Degerfors since returning to them back in February for the duration of the 2022 season. His club are currently 14th out of the 16 teams in Allsvenskan.
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