Tottenham Hotspur are not normally the biggest spenders in the January transfer window and Mauricio Pochettino has five stars in his academy that may help him flesh out his squad if he needs them as the season goes on.

Pochettino - a man who gets plenty of joy from developing young stars in the making - is well aware that there is a bumper crop of talents within the academy all being tipped to make their Premier League debuts.

Wayne Burnett's U23 development side boasts plenty of talented players as does Scott Parker's U18 team as well as the U19 UEFA Youth League side the former Spurs and England midfielder manages.

The players will have seen the likes of Kyle Walker-Peters, Harry Winks and Harry Kane and Ryan Mason before them, flourish under Pochettino's tutelage and these five young Tottenham players will be hoping they are next in line to step up to the first team regularly.

Tashan Oakley-Boothe

Pochettino is a big fan of the 17-year-old central midfielder. After discussions with the academy coaches, including the Head of Coaching and Player Development John McDermott, Oakley-Boothe was chosen among the group of youngsters to join the first team on their pre-season tour of the USA in the summer.

While the others had more of a watch and learn brief, Oakley-Boothe was used across the match against PSG, Roma and Manchester City. In the latter match, in Nashville, he came off the bench to form an incredibly young central midfield pairing with Winks.

The teenager wasn't forgotten about either after the tour. He found himself on the bench for the opening Premier League match at Newcastle United and then got his chance to come off the bench in the Carabao Cup. In that moment at Wembley he became the first player born this century to represent the club in a competitive match.

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The teenager is composed on the ball despite his tender years and has a great engine on him. He's currently playing for England in the U17 World Cup in India and he will make more appearances for Spurs this season.

Keanan Bennetts

Bennetts is not often spoken about by those on the outside when it comes to the most talented players in the Spurs academy. However, anyone who has seen the giant strides in his development in 2017 will be well aware of him.

Primarily a left winger, the development squad coaches have been using the 18-year-old in a left-back or left wing-back role where he's been able to attack from deep and also show that excellent defensive skills.

He's been racking up the assists in the Premier League 2 and Checkatrade Trophy - proving the competition is not as worthless as some claim with Spurs' young players experiencing performing against older, experienced Football League players in front of crowds at new stadiums.

Bennetts - who can also play on the right - has been one of the standout players for Spurs in both those competitions and the UEFA Youth League. Don't bet against him making a first team squad at some point this season.

Oliver Skipp

The 17-year-old is one of the brightest prospects in Tottenham's academy. He's been playing U23, U19 and U18 matches despite still being a schoolboy and he's been dominating midfields, not just making up the numbers.

By logic he should be one of the smaller, weaker players on the pitch, but despite having only turned 17 last month, the teenage defensive midfielder is not only technically excellent, he's physically strong and tough to knock off of the ball.

Having played against Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and CSKA Moscow in recent seasons in the UEFA Youth League, he's looked technically good enough to play for either side.

He's represented England at U18, U17 and U16 level and is being tipped for big things by those within the club. In Scott Parker he has the perfect mentor to work with him during the week in training.

These season may be just too soon for Skipp, but if he keeps heading in his upward trajectory he will play for Tottenham's first team before too long.

Kazaiah Sterling

Sterling has had to dampen his expectations slightly after scoring for Pochettino during his unofficial first team debut against Kitchee in Hong Kong in May.

Pochettino has been watching the 18-year-old closely in recent years. The youngster netted in a FA Youth Cup semi-final against Chelsea two years ago in front of him - having arrived at White Hart Lane after a full day at school.

Fast forward a couple of years and after an injury that kept him out for the opening months, Sterling got back to work last season, scoring goals for the U18s and U23s and helping fire Spurs back into the FA Youth Cup semi-finals, where he scored once again against Chelsea.

Sterling has proved to be a big game player with a great mentality. The goal against Kitchee and a saved header moments before from a Dele Alli cross showed exactly why the teenager has the striker's instinct and strength that may help him in his quest for first team football.

It was a surprise that he wasn't selected to go on the summer USA tour, but Sterling has been scoring again this year for the development side and with Vincent Janssen having gone to Turkey on loan, Pochettino may just need the young striker on the bench if injuries hit.

Marcus Edwards

The 18-year-old has had so much hype in the last 12 months, and made his senior debut from the bench in the League Cup last season, but Pochettino just does not feel he's ready yet for the Premier League.

"Last season was difficult for him. Remember he was injured and then he had an operation and I think it was a tough season for him," he told football.london.

"He dropped a little bit but it’s normal after nearly one season that he didn’t play. Now he’s building his confidence again. We’re so happy because he played very well against Manchester United and then in the Youth Cup he was very good.

"But I think we need to wait a little bit for him to build more his physical condition and his confidence. He’s better playing in the U23s or the Youth Cup than staying with us, maybe on the bench.

"I think it’s a situation we have under control and we are looking after him to try to again have the facility to be involved with the first team. But it’s step by step."

It's up to Edwards to keep his head down now and impress or other talented, creative young midfielders like Samuel Shashoua will move ahead of him in the race to the first team.

Edwards has scored some superb goals in recent months for the U23s, U19s and England U20s. Now he just needs to convince Pochettino about his work rate and that he's ready physically for the Premier League before the end of the season.