Real Madrid and Juventus in transfer battle to sign Spurs wonderkid Troy Parrott after international heroics

SPURS WONDERKID Troy Parrott has drawn admiring glances from around Europe - with continental giants Real Madrid and Juventus reportedly set to do battle for the 17-year-old's signature.

The young Irish starlet has been compared to compatriot and former Tottenham marksman Robbie Keane - who flourished at White Hart Lane over many years.

According to Calciomercato, Parrott's potential has not gone unnoticed - with Real Madrid, Juventus and Bayern Munich all circling around the Ireland youth international.

Parrott has yet to feature in a competitive match for Tottenham's first team yet - but recently made his debut for his country's under-21s, netting three times in his first two caps.

Despite having included Parrott in Spurs' Champions League squad, manager Mauricio Pochettino has urged for patience from the White Hart Lane faithful.

The Tottenham boss told : "I think the progress was there because he had the possibility to be involved in pre-season.

"Now he's more consistently training with the first team. But I think he needs time, we need to be relaxed. We cannot put his name in the spotlight every day because we're not going to help him by doing that. He's still so young.

"The best way to help him is to be calm and relaxed about him. If he's going to be involved with the U23s instead, perfect. Sometimes he'll train with us, good.

"Now it's a process where he needs to be relaxed. If we put too much pressure we're going to force or push him to make a mistake and that's what we don't want."

Tottenham's Carabao Cup third round clash with Colchester United later this month could offer the ideal opportunity for Parrott to be given his first team debut for the Lilywhites.