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All eyes will be on young Tottenham Hotspur right-back Kyle Walker-Peters during the club's current USA tour as his performances may just help decide one area of the club's transfer moves this summer.

The 20-year-old has a big fan in manager Mauricio Pochettino and despite Walker-Peters having not made his debut yet for the club, the Spurs boss is seriously contemplating using the academy product as back-up to new first choice right-back Kieran Trippier.

In the wake of Kyle Walker's £54m move to Manchester City, newly-capped England international Trippier is set to be Pochettino's first choice full-back on the right.

The Argentine has always been quick to praise the former Burnley man's performances and his patience in waiting for his chance over the past two years.

Now the 26-year-old is set to be rewarded for his fine displays in 2017 with, not only the new five-year deal he signed this week, but a slot in Pochettino's first XI on a regular basis.

The competition between Trippier and Walker worked well because both players had different skill sets. Walker brought pace and power, Trippier those precision crosses into the box from out wide and the Spurs boss could use them in different games against different threats and weaknesses.

In U20 World Cup winner Walker-Peters, Pochettino would have a similar contrast to Trippier. The versatile young full-back does not have his namesake's physical presence but he does have pace and more skill on the ball than both of Spurs' right-backs last season.

Despite fears over his complete lack of senior experience - Walker-Peters has appeared on the bench once in the Premier League and FA Cup and never came on - he is highly rated by team-mates and coaching staff.

Pochettino is confident enough in his abilities that football.london understands the Tottenham boss vetoed a deal for Porto's Ricardo Pereira as he felt the price being asked for was too much.

Despite the public perception that chairman Daniel Levy is preventing Spurs from making their first move in the transfer market, it is Pochettino who is being cautious over the moves they make, unwilling to let the club pay over the odds for new players and making sure they are the right fit for his tight-knit squad.

Spurs did not match PSG's offer for Estudiantes centre-back Juan Foyth because Pochettino felt the growing fee represented a risk for a young player had only just broken into the Argentinean club's senior side.

Similarly PSG's 24-year-old right-back Serge Aurier has been linked with Tottenham and Manchester United all summer but north London and Pochettino's carefully crafted squad would seem to be an unlikely destination for him due to his trouble-strewn past in Ligue 1 and he is not believed to be a target for Spurs.

While Tottenham could move for a right-back if one that Pochettino felt could improve his squad significantly became available at a reasonable price, the manager would be comfortable starting the season with Walker-Peters on the bench and Eric Dier also providing cover in the position at a push.

Pochettino's caution in the transfer market could be Walker-Peters' gain and having returned to pre-season training weeks before Trippier, the young player is at a more advanced stage in his preparations and is set for plenty of minutes in Spurs' US tour games against PSG, Roma and Manchester City.

During an open training session in Orlando on Friday it was Walker-Peters who took part in a training match, while Trippier and Wanyama, who had struggled a knock on Thursday, conducted running drills with assistant manager Jesus Perez.

If Walker-Peters impresses across the Atlantic against high profile opposition, then there are plenty around the club who are tipping the young right-back to join the long list of players Pochettino has developed into senior England international.