Tottenham Hotspur's group of loan players have been plying their trade across England and the continent with some getting their first taste of matchday action for their new clubs this week.
Spurs' loan players are spread out across the Premier League, Football League, Germany, the Netherlands and Turkey, with some of them younger players getting experience, others trying to earn a move away and some just looking to impress head coach Ange Postecoglou before a final decision has to be made on their future.
It's time for football.london to take a look at how Tottenham's eight loan players got on this week away from Postecoglou's nest.
Joe Rodon
We're going to start in the Championship where Joe Rodon is earning plenty of plaudits in the heart of Leeds' defence.
This week the Welshman gained praise for his role in keeping a clean sheet in the 3-0 victory at Millwall on Sunday, despite taking a whack to the head.
In Leeds Live's player ratings, the 25-year-old Spurs centre-back received an eight with the review: "Excellent. As limited as the hosts were, they did create problems for Leeds and had plenty of the ball in the away third, but Rodon played a critical role in keeping United noses clean. Read danger when it emerged, dealt with it and showed growing confidence as he gets to grips with new team-mates."
Former Leeds defender Jon Newsome said of Rodon on BBC Radio Leeds: "Outstanding. Absolutely outstanding. Joe Rodon was man of the match for me. He got his head on everything. He was a different class, he really, really was."
Rodon has started the past four Championship matches in a row for Leeds after coming off the bench late on for his debut at Birmingham.
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Djed Spence
Djed Spence had an eye-catching debut cameo for Leeds before the international break, but unfortunately circumstances have conspired against him since then.
Scans have revealed that the 23-year-old suffered an injury to his lateral collateral ligament in his knee following a challenge during training last week and the right-back will miss eight weeks of action.
"The injury is not expected to require surgery and we expect Djed to return to play within eight weeks. We wish Djed a speedy recovery," said a statement on Leeds' website.
Tanguy Ndombele
Tanguy Ndombele got 15 minutes from the bench on his debut for Galatasaray as they won 4-2 at home in the Super Lig against Samsunspor at the weekend.
After his return from international duty, former Spurs defender Davinson Sanchez was an unused substitute on the bench for the hosts.
Both players will be looking to play a part in the Champions League this week, with the Turkish side hosting Copenhagen on Wednesday evening. Galatasaray deputy chairman Erden Timur has said the Turkish giants have shown that they are a major power because of their deals for both Spurs players.
He told Hurriyet: "The expectation and level rose so much that Ndombele, who played 40 matches last season when Napoli won the championship, most of them coming on as a substitute, arrived. The most expensive transfer in Tottenham history.
"Ndombele was transferred to Tottenham for €62million. The highest-priced transfer in Tottenham's history. Davinson Sanchez was transferred for €42million."
Sergio Reguilon
Sergio Reguilon made his debut for Manchester United with 85 minutes on the pitch in their 3-1 defeat to Brighton at Old Trafford. Before the international break, the Spaniard was an unused substitute on the bench as Erik ten Hag's men also lost 3-1 at Arsenal on Sunday afternoon.
The 26-year-old joined the Red Devils on a season-long loan from Tottenham which can revisited by all parties in January. It emerged after the deal was done that Burnley had to pass on the chance to sign Reguilon this summer.
"Left-backs are a bit of a rarity. Look at Manchester United – one of the biggest clubs in world football," Burnley’s chief operating officer Matt Williams told BBC Lancashire.
"Luke Shaw goes down injured and they take a player from Tottenham who we'd been offered three or four days earlier. It was a business decision that we didn't sign him – salaries, loan fees etc."
Ten Had said on Reguilon after signing him: "He is a very experienced player, a player for big clubs, a player that's played already a lot of games in La Liga, in the Premier League. So, he has a very good background, we have seen he can play very intense football, so we are happy."
Japhet Tanganga
Japhet Tanganga has switched to Bundesliga side Augsburg on loan with an option for the German outfit to buy him, which becomes an obligation if certain conditions are met. The 24-year-old Spurs academy product however arrived with a knee injury one which he is closing in on a return from, according to the German media.
The local newspaper Augsburger Allgemeine also said that Tanganga has joined in the tradition of riding bicycles from the club's dressing room to the training ground, albeit with some struggles.
According to the translation in Sport Witness, they claimed Tanganga, along with fellow new arrival Kevin Mbabu, had issues in parking their bicycle without causing an accident as they tipped over, which resulted in a domino effect of all the bikes landing on the ground.
The Bundesliga side need Tanganga to get on his bike and help out a backline that lost 3-0 at RB Leipzig on Saturday and has conceded 12 goals in their first four league matches.
FCA sporting director Marinko Jurendic said: "Japhet is a very well-rounded and variable defender, who is defined by his physicality and ability to win tackles. We have been able to add a player to our team with experience playing at a top level and who wants to continue his development at FCA. The qualities he brings to the table will help give us different options in defence."
Troy Parrott
Troy Parrott got more game time under his belt in the Eredivisie as he came on for the final 19 minutes of Excelsior Rotterdam's 0-0 draw at home against Almere City.
The 21-year-old had had to watch on from the bench as an unused sub as Rotterdam lost 3-1 at Heracles Almelo before the international break, having got four minutes off the bench the previous week in the 2-2 draw at home against Fortuna Sittard. The Republic of Ireland is plying his trade at a club where Spurs once loaned Marcus Edwards before the midfielder's career took him to Portugal
Parrott explained when he joined: "I deliberately chose Excelsior and that's why I'm especially happy to be here now. I had conversations here with the trainer Marinus Dijkhuizen and technical manager Niels van Duinen. The story they told appealed to me.
"The way Excelsior plays football and the club's ambitions suit me. I have also gathered information from others and I think football in the Netherlands is more technical than in the English championship. I think that way of playing football suits me and that is why I think Excelsior is the right choice for me now."
Alfie Devine
Alfie Devine's heroics before the international break for Port Vale with his assist and then last-gasp penalty at Oxford earned him a start at home against Northampton Town in League One on Saturday.
The midfielder, who turned 19 last month, got 75 minutes to his name as his loan club ran out 1-0 winners on the day, with a late Ben Garrity strike leaving them second in the early table.
Devine had earlier in the match made a crucial last-ditch tackle to prevent Mitch Pinnock from scoring in the 17th minute for Northampton. The teenager will now be looking to build on his first start in the Football League with more to come.
Dane Scarlett
Dane Scarlett again had to watch on as an unused substitute on Saturday as Ipswich won 1-0 at Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship.
The Tractor Boys are riding him in the table, in third place with five wins from their first six matches, and the 19-year-old England U21 international, an unused sub in both of his first two games, is going to have to be patient for his chance to arrive and then take it.
Both his new manager Kieran McKenna and Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou are expecting big things from the teenager as he develops.
"Yeah definitely [there's a hope he will be competing for a first team spot next season], that's why we sent him out," said Postecoglou. "Dane was really good with us during pre-season and there was a lot of interest in him right from the beginning as soon as I got here. The reason I kept him with us for so long is because I was really encouraged with the way he was training and the way he was developing, but there always comes a point with young players where you need to decide.
"I always felt after a certain time that the best kind of development for young players is to play and you have to make a decision is he going to play enough for us now to help him continue to develop and become a first-team player for this football club or would it be better off going somewhere?
"And let's face it, Ipswich are a good side, they play good football, they've started the season well and he'll have to fight for his position there. It is not like anything will be given. We know the Championship is a tough league so, if he can go there, play a significant number of games and perform well, for us that is exactly what we want from these loan periods, so come pre-season next year he is advanced where he then becomes somebody who is competing for a first-team squad [spot]."
