Tottenham player lifts another trophy just 38 days after Europa League glory
Tottenham’s Archie Gray has now won his second trophy in as many months, following up his Europa League winner’s medal with European Under-21 Championship final glory with England in Bratislava.
England and Germany squared off in the final at the Tehelne Pole Stadium and the young Lions raced into a 2-0 lead through goals from Harvey Elliott and Omari Hutchinson.
However, the Germans fought back to level the game at 2-2 through strikes from Nelson Weiper and Paul Nebel to send the game into extra-time. A header from Marseille’s Jonathan Rowe won it for Lee Carsley’s side in 120 minutes.
Gray, who was an unused substitute in the final, proudly stepped up to collect his medal just a month after winning the Europa League with Tottenham Hotspur in Bilbao.
Should Spurs be concerned about Gray’s lack of game time?
Many Spurs fans would have expected Gray to be a fixture in the England Under-21 side after his impressive first season at Tottenham, but the youngster only made three appearances in the tournament.
The 19-year-old’s only two starts came at right-back in England’s first two games of the competition against Czechia and Slovenia, with Newcastle’s Tino Livramento displacing him from the side subsequently.
Some Spurs are worried that Gray cannot even get into England’s Under-21 side, and the youngster certainly has a point to prove next season, but there is one factor that could work in his favour.
Thomas Frank is a fan of Archie Gray at Tottenham
The youngster, like many of the players at Hotspur Way, will be keen to make an impression on Frank and his coaching staff when he reports for pre-season.
However, Gray has one advantage; the Dane is already a fan of the Leeds academy graduate. Frank tried to take Gray to Brentford last summer before Tottenham came swooping for the youngster.
The teenager was close to joining the Bees from Leeds in a £40m move, but the transfer fell through as Daniel Farke’s side were unhappy with the structure of the deal, which allowed Spurs to hijack the youngster.
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