Heung-Min Son may miss up to six games due to Tottenham’s return of their starlet.
Son might be absent from six of his team’s matches, which include Burnley in the FA Cup third round, a potential fourth round match, Manchester United away from home in the Premier League, Brentford at home, Everton away, and Brighton at home.
February 10 is the day of the Asia Cup final. This season, Scarlett played for the Championship team in the league in 12 appearances off the bench, logging 146 minutes overall.
This term, he has unable to establish himself as a regular member of the Suffolk squad. Sitting second in the league just seven months after being promoted from League One, Kieran McKenna’s team has shocked everyone.
Scarlett has therefore found it difficult to break into their starting lineup. The Tottenham announcement read: “Dane Scarlett has been recalled from his loan at Ipswich Town.”The 19-year-old attacker made 12 appearances as a substitute in the Championship for Tractor Boys, who are presently in second position after an excellent start to the season.
“Dane recently entered as a half-time replacement in our Carabao Cup second round match at Fulham on August 29 before joining Ipswich two days later. Dane signed a new contract with the Club throughout the summer. To date, he has made 11 competitive first team appearances for us.
“On the international stage, he received his first call-up for England’s Under-21s this term, making his debut in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Luxembourg in September.”
Scarlett participated in Tottenham’s August Carabao Cup penalty shootout loss to Fulham. Scarlett made 40 appearances last season while on loan at League One Portsmouth, where he scored six goals and provided two assists.