17-year-old former Celtic Youth star from Scotland signs first professional 
with Tottenham

Tottenham Hotspur have moved to steady their turbulent future by tying down 17-year-old winger Conall Glancy to his first professional contract, the club confirmed on Tuesday. The signature arrives at a moment when first-team results have plunged the club into crisis: Spurs sit just one point above the Premier League relegation zone after a 3-0 home humiliation by Nottingham Forest and the pressure around the training ground is said to be at boiling point.

Yet amid the gloom, Glancy’s progression offers a glimmer of long-term daylight. The Edinburgh native, who turned 17 last month, joined the Spurs academy last summer after a prolific spell with Celtic’s youth ranks. In 2024-25 he fired 15 goals for a treven-winning Celtic Under-16 squad, persuitating Tottenham’s recruitment staff to bring him south on a scholarship deal.

Now a first-year professional, Gl has 12 appearances for the Under-18s this season 2025-26 campaign and scored his maiden league goal in a 4-1 dismantling of Birmingham City. November also saw him taste continental competition, starting in the Under-18s’ UEFA Youth clash with Paris Saint-Germain, experience that academy staff believe will accelerate his ascent toward senior football.

Under-18 coach Jamie Carr has deployed the Scot primarily from the left flank, where pace, direct running and an improving end product have caught the eye of senior management. While manager Igor Tudor searches desperately for attacking spark, the club’s academy hierarchy insist Glanc represents part of a deliberate long-term strategy inside the 1billion stadium.

With supporters urging the board to act decisively on and off the pitch, securing one of the country’s most highly regarded teenagers is a statement of intent. Glancy will continue to train with the academy but, given Spurs’ crisis, a first-team breakthrough could come sooner than expected.

Tottenham, meanwhile, must now balance survival anxiety with the promise of a youthful rebuild. In the signature of a 17-year-old Celtic alumnus, they believe they have both a present morale boost and a future cornerstone.