Marcus Edwards

Owen Hargreaves tipped Sporting Lisbon star Marcus Edwards to be called up for the England senior team after a magnificent first half display against ...

He just takes the ball so well. Picking the ball up just inside the opposition half, Edwards surged towards goal and danced around several Spurs players as he did so. 'He's playing as a false nine really well and can play as a number 10. He can play in different positions. 'There were loads of internationals and he was the best player on the pitch. as Peter Crouch drools over the 'spectacular' Sporting Lisbon star

FORMER Tottenham starlet Marcus Edwards proved why Mauricio Pochettino likened him to Lionel Messi as he starred for Sporting Lisbon against Antonio C.

Another fan posted: "You have to score that man! [Edwards](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/18097775/tottenham-marcus-edwards-sporting-lisbon-2/) featured just once for Spurs' senior side - a cameo appearance against Gillingham in September 2016. A third added: "What a baller!! Unreal dribbling." Right??" Poch said: "His qualities…

Sporting ace Marcus Edwards turned on the style on Tuesday as he locked horns with former club Tottenham - and almost scored a goal of the season contender.

“He brought me into the first team and believed in me so I appreciate it. “I think that was said to help me in a way,” Edwards added. “I was at the club for so long, half my career. “The feeling is a bit strange,” Edwards said. I still remember training at the old training ground after school. And I still have some old teammates who broke through the first team so it will be good to see them.” “I was willing it to go in,” he told BT Sport. He’s making a name for himself for sure.” “He’s been the best player on the pitch and is competing here with established internationals. The Brazilian then rounded Sporting keeper Antonio Adnan to fire into an unguarded net – only to be flagged offside. His manager at time, Mauricio Pochettino, hailed him at the time as the club’s ‘future’, even likening his ability to legendary Lionel Messi. As fate would have it, Edwards and Sporting were paired with Tottenham in Champions League Group D.

Marcus Edwards joined Tottenham at the age of eight, but came up against them as Sporting CP beat Spurs in the Champions League.

Edwards admitted it was slightly odd feeling to go up against the team who he joined at the age of eight and who he signed his first professional contract with at 17. [Edwards](https://www.football.london/all-about/marcus-edwards) has blossomed since leaving Spurs in 2019. [Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/) winger Marcus Edwards has revealed his ambition to return to the [Premier League](https://www.football.london/premier-league/) after he helped Sporting to a 2-0 victory against his former club. [Every word Antonio Conte said on leaving Son out, Lucas injury and going to Buckingham Palace](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/conte-son-lucas-buckingham-palace-25001216) [Tottenham legend Teddy Sheringham nominated in greatest Premier League transfer of all time](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/best-premier-league-transfers-tottenham-24895280) The 23-year-old failed to make a first-team appearance despite being at the club for 13 years, but he is now showing off his talent on the European stage. Despite playing the best football of his career in Portugal, Edwards has revealed his goal to play in the Premier League in the future.

Sporting head coach Ruben Amorim tipped midfielder Marcus Edwards for an England football team call-up after the 23-year-old produced an impressive ...

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All he had to do was tuck it away. Sporting Lisbon star Marcus Edwards was cruelly denied a truly poetic moment against his former club Tottenham in the Champions League. Edwards was devastated after watching his effort squirm wide off Lloris.

Reacting on commentary for talkSPORT, Pearce said: “That would’ve been akin to Maradona. After a perfect first touch to glide past Cristian Romero, Edwards found himself inside the six-yard box with the goal at his mercy. With half-time approaching and the game goalless, Edwards collected the ball just inside the Tottenham half and quickly chose chaos.

Marcus Edwards showed Spurs exactly what they are missing as he helped Sporting inflict a first defeat of the season for Antonio Conte's men.

"There were loads of internationals and he was the best player on the pitch. "He's playing as a false nine really well and can play as a number 10. Edwards came through the ranks at Spurs and signed a professional contract in 2016. He can play in different positions. He just takes the ball so well. Hargreaves said to Ian Darke on BT Sport commentary when asked the question.

Marcus Edwards starred as Sporting beat his former club Tottenham in the Champions League; Could he return to the Premier League one day? He said: Its home, ...

His boyhood club had high hopes for him in his youth but a player long regarded as the most talented of his generation at Spurs was sold in 2019 having only been afforded one senior appearance. Marcus Edwards insisted there was no added motivation in facing his former club when interviewed immediately afterwards but it did not look that way out on the pitch. I know he can grow a lot. Marcus Edwards starred as Sporting beat his former club Tottenham in the Champions League; Could he return to the Premier League one day? "He's one of the best players for playing between the lines. I just focus on what I'm doing here for now."

The 23-year-old produced a Man of the Match performance for the Portuguese side in a 2-0 victory over his former club Tottenham in the Champions League.

Focus was the same. 'I stayed the same. and former side Tottenham 'could land £26m if a club meets the player's £52m release clause' Edwards told BT Sport: 'It feels great and I think we deserved it. The 23-year-old produced a Man of the Match performance for Sporting Lisbon in a 2-0 victory over Spurs in the [Tottenham](/sport/teampages/tottenham-hotspur.html) could receive a £26million sell-on fee if former player Marcus Edwards gets his wish by returning to the [Premier League](/sport/premierleague/index.html) in the future.

He impressed there, earning a move to Sporting CP in January of this year, and that ...

"It feels great, winning it at the end like that after we put in a hard shift. [Scott Saunders](https://twitter.com/_scottsaunders), [Graeme Bailey](https://twitter.com/GraemeBailey) and [Toby Cudworth](https://twitter.com/Toby_Cudworth) bring you a brand new episode of Talking Transfers. "Nah, I wouldn’t say that’s crossed my mind," he said. I think we deserved that." Available on [all audio platforms](https://podfollow.com/1618416642/view) and the [90min YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/90min_football). [here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0mUI0jbgNJWe2DffSB771A) to download the episode in full!

Spurs Academy graduate Marcus Edwards was quite good yesterday, and he's been on this upward trajectory for the last couple of seasons. Still just 23 years old, ...

It may not be the full release clause, but Spurs delaying their cash-in looks to be a brilliant move financially. For a couple of seasons we had him at the top of the list of prospects to flourish, but he wanted regular playing time when he felt he was ready and that wasn’t going to happen in north London. Still just 23 years old, the London native is thriving in Portugal and it seems inevitable that someone is going to come knocking for him.

The winger came up against his former club in Tuesday's Champions League clash and put in an outstanding performance.

[Edwards](https://www.football.london/all-about/marcus-edwards) sparkled against his old club as Sporting CP ran out late 2-0 winners against Spurs in the Champions League. "He looks very good. It was absolutely sensational. Had that goal gone in, we would have been talking about it for many years to come. Despite being likened to Lionel Messi by Mauricio Pochettino, he was released by Spurs in 2019 and has since flourished playing in Portugal. [Hugo Lloris.](https://www.football.london/all-about/hugo-lloris)

Marcus Edwards went on an epic Diego Maradona-esque run vs Spurs as the Englishman narrowly missed a wondergoal.

I know we’ve got a foot in the Spurs camp, but this was an unbelievable run.” Jermaine Jenas added: “It’s one of those runs just from a football purist’s side of things, you look at it and go ‘go on then, finish it’. now that would have been something. [per The Daily Mail:](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11208631/Owen-Hargreaves-tips-Marcus-Edwards-England-call-amazing-solo-run-against-Spurs.html) He’s playing as a false nine really well and can play as a number 10. He just takes the ball so well.

MARCUS EDWARDS excelled for Sporting against Tottenham as he faced off against his former club on Tuesday evening.

That decision could prove to be a masterstroke by those in power at Tottenham, who will be set to reap the rewards of Edwards moving on if he is sold by Sporting at some point over the next four years. The Enfield native initially joined Vitoria before he was snapped up by Sporting back in January and has continued to exceed expectations with his current employers over the course of this year. Edwards failed to make the grade in north London but has enjoyed an impressive spell in the Primeira Liga since leaving Tottenham on a free transfer in the summer of 2019.

Ex-Tottenham forward Marcus Edwards stunned his old club in Sporting Lisbon's 2-0 win in the sides' Champions League tie on Tuesday.But despite Spurs'

The Primeira Liga outfit opted to take on the sell-on fee deal to avoid risking the move for the frontman. [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/09/14/tottenham-could-land-26m-sell-on-fee-marcus-edwards-leaves-sporting/), Tottenham could collect a healthy 50 per cent sell on fee should Edwards leave Sporting, a deal which had been passed on from his original move to former club Vitoria Guimaraes. [he influenced the game heavily](https://talksport.com/football/1193894/marcus-edwards-diego-maradona-sporting-lisbon-champions-league-tottenham/), showing flecks of the youngster who looked to have bags of potential under former [Spurs](https://talksport.com/football/1194275/todd-boehly-premier-league-all-star-match-arsenal-man-united-liverpool-chelsea-north-south-most-valuable/) boss Mauricio Pochettino.