The end of the 2022/23 season is fast approaching with April just around the corner. Once the current international break is done and dusted, it really is crunch time in leagues across Europe with league titles, European spots and relegation all on the line.
The current campaign drawing to a close also means that it won't be long until Tottenham's 11 loan players return to north London after their time away from the club. So how exactly have they fared since departing the capital to get regular football under their belt elsewhere? football.london takes a look below.
Djed Spence (Rennes)
Joining Tottenham in the summer but playing a bit-part role with minutes extremely hard to come by under Antonio Conte, Spence was given the green light to exit Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on loan in January. Expected to join a fellow Premier League club to help gain that vital experience he needs in the top flight, the right wing-back instead headed to France to link up with Rennes.
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The 22-year-old's loan spell in Ligue 1 has turned out to be a success with the regular minutes he craves coming his way. Spence has so far played nine times for his new club, with seven of those all coming from the start in the league.
Just last weekend the player helped Les Rennais to a famous win as they beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 in the French capital. Helping shut out PSG's attacking stars Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, the loanee earned a place in L'Equipe's Ligue 1 Team of the Week as a result of his performance.
Catching the eye with some impressive attacking displays since his move to France, Spence now has to ensure that he keeps club captain Hamari Traore out of the team in what remains of the season following the skipper's return to fitness. Although goals and assists may not have come his way at Rennes just yet, it has been a rather productive loan spell for the player and his experience should only benefit Tottenham going forward. 7
Joe Rodon (Rennes)
Whereas Spence has excelled for Rennes in recent weeks, Rodon has unfortunately had to watch on from the sidelines after losing his place in the team. Now on international duty with Wales for their Euro 2024 qualifiers, their upcoming two games should give the centre-back some much-needed playing time.
It has been a rather mixed season for Rodon to date after making 20 appearances in all competitions for Rennes. Starting the season in the XI and impressing before a red card saw him lose his place, he returned and excelled in a back three for the 1-0 win over PSG before a poor showing in the 3-1 loss at Toulouse resulted in another spell on the bench.
Rodon has yet to feature for his club since that defeat and he faces a big fight to win back his place in the side for their final 10 league games. Having some good moments in his spell at Roazhon Park, there have unfortunately been some times to forget and the player would have liked to have featured a lot more than he has. 5
Tanguy Ndombele (Napoli)
There's the real possibility that Ndombele returns to Tottenham in the summer with Serie A and Champions League winners' medals. On course to win the Scudetto with a huge 19-point gap with 11 games of the campaign remaining, Napoli are also in the favourable side of the Champions League draw and could quite easily go all the way if they carry on playing as they are doing.
Given the success of Luciano Spalletti's team, Ndombele has found regular starts in midfield very hard to come by over the course of the season, Only starting in six of his 25 Serie A appearances, he has only started two from seven in Europe's premier competition.
The player has chipped in with two goals and one assist so far, with his second goal of the campaign coming last weekend in the 4-0 demolition of Torino. Maybe not playing as much football as he would have liked in Italy, he looks certain to return to Tottenham with at least one winners' medal in his possession. 5.5
Destiny Udogie (Udinese)
Tottenham appear to have some player on their hands after clinching a deal for the highly-rated left wing-back last summer. Excelling for Udinese last campaign and coming to the attention of a number of Europe's top clubs after contributing with five goals and three assists, Udogie has 11 games remaining to better his numbers from last season as he currently has three goals and three assists.
Impressing with his eye-catching attacking displays, it shouldn't be too long before he receives a call-up to Roberto Mancini's Italy squad. Winning Udinese's player of the month award for February, Tottenham fans cannot wait to see more of the player in action next term.
If he carries on progressing at the rate he is and takes to life in England very quickly, Udogie could star for the Lilywhites come next season. 8
Harry Winks (Sampdoria)
One of four players not in Conte's Tottenham plans last summer, Winks exited on loan at the end of August with a permanent deal not coming to fruition. Heading to Genoa to join Sampdoria, injury unfortunately left him on the sidelines for the first few months of the campaign as he had to go under the knife to sort out an ankle issue.
Finally returning to action in January after coming off the bench in Sampdoria's 1-0 defeat at Empoli, the midfielder has been an ever-present in their midfield since and has played the full 90 minutes in their last nine league fixtures.
Despite Sampdoria's struggles at the wrong end of Serie A with relegation a real possibility as they are nine points from safety with 11 games remaining, Winks has come in for plenty of praise from the Italian media for his performances. A real shame that he only has 10 appearances to his name this term due to injury, Winks will be hoping to carry on his recent good form in the run-in as he looks to do all he can to help the Italian club pull off a miraculous escape from the drop. 6
Bryan Gil (Sevilla)
Missing out on a return to Valencia in the summer and having to contend with extremely limited minutes in north London, Gil departed Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in January as he joined former club Sevilla on loan until the end of the campaign. Certainly featuring a lot more regularly after making ten appearances for the Andalusia-based club, he has contributed with one goal and one assist since his return and earned a call-up to the Spain squad in the process.
Hailed by Sevilla boss Jorge Sampaoli following his switch to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, the Argentina is no longer at the helm and looks set to be replaced by Jose Luis Mendilibar, who previously worked with Gil at Eibar. Dishing out the praise to the young winger when they worked together, the Tottenham man looks like he will have a huge role to play under the new boss if his appointment is confirmed. 6.5
Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal)
Lo Celso has only recently returned to match action after sustaining a hamstring injury in October that cruelly robbed him of a place in Argentina's successful World Cup squad. The midfielder was there in Qatar to see Albiceleste get their hands on the famous trophy but he will forever rue that injury that denied him playing a big part in such a memorable triumph.
Playing in a few different midfield positions in the first two months of the season and scoring in their 4-0 win over Elche, Lo Celso has yet to start for the Yellow Submarines since his comeback and has instead come off the bench five times. The player will be intent on forcing his way into the starting XI sooner rather than later and trying to finish the campaign off on a positive note. 5
Sergio Reguilon (Atletico Madrid)
Reguilon's return to the Spanish capital has been a complete nightmare for the player with injury limiting his playing time under Diego Simeone. Missing the first three months of the season after undergoing surgery due to a groin issue, the left-back returned to the pitch in November just before domestic football went on pause for the World Cup.
The player has only featured a further three times in the league since then, with his last appearance resulting in a dismissal as he received two yellow cards in the space of four minutes in their 1-1 draw with Almeria. Reguilon just seems to have had no luck during his spell at Atleti, with his latest injury a prime example of that at a time when first-choice left-back Reinildo Mandava was ruled out for the remainder of the season.
Reguilon may indeed be counting down the days until the season draws to a conclusion so he can start next term afresh. 2
Troy Parrott (Preston North End)
Playing a major role in MK Dons' run to the League One play-offs last season, it came as no surprise to see Parrott jump up a level and link up with Championship side Preston North End. A regular in Ryan Lowe's team at the start of the campaign before injuring his hamstring at Norwich City when scoring the winner to leave him on the sidelines for three months, the Republic of Ireland international initially had to bide his time as a substitute before returning to the starting XI.
Regular minutes have since come Parrott's way but the goals just haven't been there for him since netting an emphatic penalty against Luton Town in February. Parrott will be looking for a big end to the season at Deepdale ahead of a very important summer in his young career. 6
Dane Scarlett (Portsmouth)
Scarlett has found the net more often than Parrott this season but it has been a rather up and down time for him at Fratton Park over the past few months. A regular starter under Danny Cowley at the beginning of the campaign with three goals in two matches against Port Vale and Peterborough United, the 18-year-old has only scored once in the league since then.
Getting a couple of starts here and there under new manager John Mousinho, Scarlett has not had the continuity that he would like and it has resulted in such a stop-start 2023 for the player. It must be remembered that the player is only 18 years old and there will be highs and lows along the way in his first loan spell away from Tottenham. 5.5
Harvey White (Derby)
Staying in League One, White is now playing his trade for Derby County after joining the Rams on a loan deal until the end of the campaign. So far he has found himself in and out of Paul Warne's side with four starts and four substitute appearances to his name.
An unused sub in the last two games, the midfielder still has time on his side to force his way back into the side with nine games of the League One campaign to go and then also possibly a play-off run with Derby targeting an immediate return to the Championship. 5.5
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