Harry Winks is set to be given a new contract at Tottenham Hotspur that will double his wages to £40,000 a week. The midfield player signed his most recent deal in February but the club’s policy is to give regular pay rises to their young players as they establish themselves in the first team and reach milestones, as he did when making his debut for England against Lithuania on Sunday.

Winks has four and a half years left on his contract, which was signed five months after his previous deal, but he has progressed rapidly this season to challenge for increased game time for club and country. The 21-year-old played for 90 minutes away to Lithuania and was one of the few highlights in another