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Mauricio Pochettino has told football.london that three of Tottenham Hotspur's young players will all play more for the first team next season.

Full-back Kyle Walker-Peters and midfielder Josh Onomah have been called up by England to play at the U20 World Cup in South Korea, and centre-back Cameron Carter-Vickers has been named in the USA squad for the competition, as he completes his recovery from a knee injury.

They have all left already to join up with their respective squads and will not feature in Tottenham's final three games.

Both Onomah, 20, and Carter-Vickers, 19, have appeared in cup matches for Spurs this season, and despite being labelled by Pochettino as having the potential to be "the best defender in England", Carter-Vickers did not play a minute in the Premier League.

Walker-Peters, 20, is also highly regarded by the manager, but despite having been named on the bench for the FA Cup match against Aston Villa in January, he is yet to make his senior debut.

football.london asked Pochettino whether the trio could end up saving the club money this summer by being pushed more into the first team next season.

"Yes, of course. They are players that we are thinking about for the future," he said. "Yes, we expect that they will be involved next season more than they were this season."

On how the tournament in South Korea will help develop the three young players, the Spurs boss added: "It's important because it will be a great experience.

"I told Josh Onomah and Kyle Walker-Peters to be careful in the first game because it will be against Argentina and it will be tough. No, I think it will be a great experience for them.

"When you are young and you have the chance to play in the U20 World Cup, it's always fantastic to go and play. Of course, always that type of international competition will help them to develop their skills and improve and then it will benefit us."