Udinese boss Andrea Sottil was full of praise for youngster Destiny Udogie this week.

The left-back, who will return to Tottenham from his loan spell when the season ends, was impressive for the Italian club in a recent game.

He had missed their past three Serie A matches with a flexor muscle injury.

"He is extraordinary, he has to take care of the defensive phase and sometimes try to put fast balls in the middle without touching the ball too many times," Sottil said to reporters of Udogie, who has played 13 Serie A games this term.

"Today he had a limited playing time, it must be managed because he had a delicate injury.

“We recovered him for tonight with a reduced playing time, but he has grown a lot."