Following the Ipswich recall, Ange Postecoglou explains Tottenham’s strategy for Dane Scarlett.

After being called up early from his loan at Ipswich, Dane Scarlett, a teenage striker, will remain at Tottenham for the remainder of the campaign.

Scarlett, 19, signed a season-long contract with the Tractor Boys in the summer, but he only made 13 appearances off the bench for Kieran McKenna’s Championship high-flyers. Scarlett did not start a game.

He is not able to play for a third club this season having already appeared for Spurs in their League Cup defeat at Fulham back in August before going on loan.

With Heung-min Son set to depart for the Asian Cup in early January and potentially missing for up to six weeks, Spurs have recalled Scarlett and head coach Ange Postecoglou says he may get an opportunity if he impresses in training.

“Good to get Dane back and obviously the loan didn’t work out for him at Ipswich, which is disappointing for him and disappointing for us because the reason we sent him out on loan was to get some game-time, rhythm and develop,” Postecoglou said.“It hasn’t worked out that way so made sense to bring him back. He is back training with us and becomes available from January 1st again.

Son is increasingly likely to join up with the South Korea squad after Spurs’ game against Bournemouth on New Year’s Eve, ruling him out of the FA Cup third-round tie against Burnley on January 5 and beyond.

“He was just a lot freer in his movements. That allowed him to go into games with more confidence, more self-belief about his body more than anything else. He is without a doubt a gifted player. He has a great deal of Premier League goal experience. He has represented his nation on the pitch, but they are still human, and things don’t always go as planned. Both output and performance are impacted.”