Tottenham have agreed a deal to sign Shilow Tracey from Ebbsfleet United, who play five levels below the Premier League.

Tracey, 17, is thought to be discussing personal terms with Spurs and is expected to sign a professional contract, even though he has played just once for Ebbsfleet’s first team. That was in a Kent Senior Cup game against Charlton last year, where he came on as an 86th-minute substitute.

Standard Sport revealed last month that Tottenham were on the verge of bringing in the attacker and they have now finalised terms with Ebbsfleet, who are eight points clear at the top of Vanarama National League South. Tottenham fought off interest from Stoke and West Ham, along with Championship clubs Charlton, Reading, Ipswich and Sheffield Wednesday.

Tracey impressed for Tottenham’s Under-18s in the IMG Cup in Florida last month, scoring against local teams Baltimore Celtic and Jacksonville Armada. He also started the final, which Spurs lost on penalties to Maccabi Haifa.

Player Ratings: Tottenham vs Everton 23 show all Player Ratings: Tottenham vs Everton 1/23 Tim Howard: 6 The American did not have many stops to make. Saved by his upright twice after getting nowhere near long range efforts from Kane and Davies. 2/23 Seamus Coleman: 6 Produced a superb last ditch challenge to deny Alli early on and contributed well in both thirds of the pitch. 3/23 John Stones: 6 Kept Kane relatively quiet. The opening of the January transfer window has clearly not affected his composure. 2015 Getty Images 4/23 Ramiro Funes Mori: 6 The central defender has found his feet in English football. Phil Jagielka will have his work cut out if he is to win his place back after injury. 5/23 Leighton Baines: 6 Looked short of minutes but displayed excellent awareness to pick Eriksen's pocket in the build up to Lennon's opener. 6/23 Ross Barkley: 5 Saw plenty of the ball but was unable to provide a cutting edge. After some impressive early season form, the youngster has slipped off the pace. Booked. 7/23 Gareth Barry: 5 Struggled to get to grips with Spurs' pace and movement, but passed well. Guilty of a nasty raking challenge on Eriksen. 2015 Getty Images 8/23 Tom Cleverley: 6 The midfielder made a superb sweeping cross field pass in the build up to opening goal but was not an influential influence for the most part. 2015 Getty Images 9/23 Aaron Lennon: 7 Came back to haunt his old side with a superb, clinical finish into the top corner. Such a moment would have been satisfying given his rather undignified exit at White Hart Lane.



Muhamed Besic:6



Unlucky to see his superb dipping volley saved by Lloris late on. 10/23 Romelu Lukaku: 7 Held the ball up well and claimed an assist courtesy of an inch perfect knock down for Lennon. Did not enjoy the freedom of thee pitch as he was tracked closely by countrymen Vertonghen and Alderweireld. 11/23 Arouna Kone: 5 Operated on the fringes of the action. Unable to make a significant contribution in attack and came up short defensively.



Gerard Deulofeu:6



A constant menace. May well have been rested with on eye on the League Cup semi-finals, which Spurs should be thankful for given the impact he made. 2015 Getty Images 12/23 Hugo Lloris: 6 Had little to do other than dig Lennon's strike out of the net but stayed alive until the end to produce a superb stop to deny Besic in the closing stages. 13/23 Kyle Walker: 6 Threatened going forward but occasionally left his defensive colleagues in the lurch. 2015 Getty Images 14/23 Toby Alderweireld: 7 Produced a superb pass for Alli's goal and provided an assured presence throughout. A class act. 2015 Getty Images 15/23 Jan Vertonghen: 6 Guilty of letting Lukaku go for the goal but also made a couple of important challenges to deny his countryman late on. 16/23 Ben Davies: 7 Rattled the bar with a thunderous strike from long range and produced several impressive passes. Arguably his best display of the season. 17/23 Eric Dier: 6 Not the midfielder's best performance. Conceded possession in key areas and looked tired late on. 18/23 Tom Carroll: 6 Passed confidently. May not be a fans' favourite and proved his inclusion was deserved but still needs to be more adventurous. Booked. 19/23 Erik Lamela: 5 Conceded too many fouls tracking back. Could not be accused of lack of effort but made little impact in the final third.Booked. 2016 Getty Images 20/23 Dele Alli: 7 Full of purpose, the midfielder plays with such swagger and took his goal brilliantly. Withdrawn for Nacer Chadli late on and looked exhausted. 2016 Getty Images 21/23 Christian Eriksen: 5 Has looked jaded in recent weeks and was unable to provide a cutting edge. Unsurprisingly subbed with a little over 20 minutes remaining. 2015 Getty Images 22/23 Harry Kane: 6 Smashed an effort off the post in the first half and had few others sights of goal but ran and ran for the team, as per usual. 2015 Getty Images 23/23 Heung-min Son: 6 Unable to make a similar impact to the one he did at Watford but a good option to call upon nonetheless. 1/23 Tim Howard: 6 The American did not have many stops to make. Saved by his upright twice after getting nowhere near long range efforts from Kane and Davies. 2/23 Seamus Coleman: 6 Produced a superb last ditch challenge to deny Alli early on and contributed well in both thirds of the pitch. 3/23 John Stones: 6 Kept Kane relatively quiet. The opening of the January transfer window has clearly not affected his composure. 2015 Getty Images 4/23 Ramiro Funes Mori: 6 The central defender has found his feet in English football. Phil Jagielka will have his work cut out if he is to win his place back after injury. 5/23 Leighton Baines: 6 Looked short of minutes but displayed excellent awareness to pick Eriksen's pocket in the build up to Lennon's opener. 6/23 Ross Barkley: 5 Saw plenty of the ball but was unable to provide a cutting edge. After some impressive early season form, the youngster has slipped off the pace. Booked. 7/23 Gareth Barry: 5 Struggled to get to grips with Spurs' pace and movement, but passed well. Guilty of a nasty raking challenge on Eriksen. 2015 Getty Images 8/23 Tom Cleverley: 6 The midfielder made a superb sweeping cross field pass in the build up to opening goal but was not an influential influence for the most part. 2015 Getty Images 9/23 Aaron Lennon: 7 Came back to haunt his old side with a superb, clinical finish into the top corner. Such a moment would have been satisfying given his rather undignified exit at White Hart Lane.



Muhamed Besic:6



Unlucky to see his superb dipping volley saved by Lloris late on. 10/23 Romelu Lukaku: 7 Held the ball up well and claimed an assist courtesy of an inch perfect knock down for Lennon. Did not enjoy the freedom of thee pitch as he was tracked closely by countrymen Vertonghen and Alderweireld. 11/23 Arouna Kone: 5 Operated on the fringes of the action. Unable to make a significant contribution in attack and came up short defensively.



Gerard Deulofeu:6



A constant menace. May well have been rested with on eye on the League Cup semi-finals, which Spurs should be thankful for given the impact he made. 2015 Getty Images 12/23 Hugo Lloris: 6 Had little to do other than dig Lennon's strike out of the net but stayed alive until the end to produce a superb stop to deny Besic in the closing stages. 13/23 Kyle Walker: 6 Threatened going forward but occasionally left his defensive colleagues in the lurch. 2015 Getty Images 14/23 Toby Alderweireld: 7 Produced a superb pass for Alli's goal and provided an assured presence throughout. A class act. 2015 Getty Images 15/23 Jan Vertonghen: 6 Guilty of letting Lukaku go for the goal but also made a couple of important challenges to deny his countryman late on. 16/23 Ben Davies: 7 Rattled the bar with a thunderous strike from long range and produced several impressive passes. Arguably his best display of the season. 17/23 Eric Dier: 6 Not the midfielder's best performance. Conceded possession in key areas and looked tired late on. 18/23 Tom Carroll: 6 Passed confidently. May not be a fans' favourite and proved his inclusion was deserved but still needs to be more adventurous. Booked. 19/23 Erik Lamela: 5 Conceded too many fouls tracking back. Could not be accused of lack of effort but made little impact in the final third.Booked. 2016 Getty Images 20/23 Dele Alli: 7 Full of purpose, the midfielder plays with such swagger and took his goal brilliantly. Withdrawn for Nacer Chadli late on and looked exhausted. 2016 Getty Images 21/23 Christian Eriksen: 5 Has looked jaded in recent weeks and was unable to provide a cutting edge. Unsurprisingly subbed with a little over 20 minutes remaining. 2015 Getty Images 22/23 Harry Kane: 6 Smashed an effort off the post in the first half and had few others sights of goal but ran and ran for the team, as per usual. 2015 Getty Images 23/23 Heung-min Son: 6 Unable to make a similar impact to the one he did at Watford but a good option to call upon nonetheless.

Meanwhile, Ryan Mason has suffered a setback in his recovery from an ankle injury. The midfielder returned to the bench for the 2-1 win at Watford on December 28 but was unavailable for Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Everton after complaining of soreness in the joint.