Premier League - Tottenham snap up Iversen's six-year-old son
Steffen Iversen's son has joined Tottenham Hotspur's youth system despite being only six years of age.
Iversen senior is back living in London as he now plays for Crystal Palace after having made over 150 appearances for Tottenham between 1996 and 2003.
The Norwegian's son, Joey James, is already showing his father's potential and has been invited to train with the Spurs academy once a week despite being three years younger than anybody else in Tottenham's youth system.
He is one of six boys his age that will train at Tottenham's development centre with an eye to signing a contract with the club's academy when they are old enough.
What's more, there is no hint of nepotism about the deal either, with Joey having been discovered completely by chance by a Tottenham scout.
"The scout who discovered Joey did not know anything about who he was," Steffen told Aftenbladet.
"He was at Joey's school on another errand, but then noticed this kid who was running rings around his peers.
"Afterwards, we received an email from the school with the talent scout's name and phone number and a message that we had to call him. At first we thought it was a joke."
According to his mother Anna, Joey is a natural striker.
"When he played with boys his own age, they couldn't get the ball off him. His team would win 5-0 and he would score all the goals.
"Therefore, he plays mostly with older boys. Joey is tall for his age and muscular.
"He has a football player's physique and the same powerful legs as his father."
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Like Chelsea, they have started trafficking kids. Where is the UN in this? Jokes aside i hope they allow him to have an education like any normal kid his age
Better than Ashavan
Is he paid in Smarties?
I'd rather play him as a striker than Saha.
What' s old Bulldog Redknapps cut ?
Even younger than Rosie Redknapps bank account. Good luck to him great to see investing in kids .Lets make him so good when he grows up he goes on to score a hatrick against us for Norway. Seriously good luck fella
He is one of six boys his age that will train at Tottenham's development centre with an eye to signing a contract with the club's academy when they are old enough if any of you numb nuts actually read properly he ain't got a contract so its not so ridiculas remember a few yrs bk when man utd snapped up that 11 yr old whose dad sent them a video from aussie?? as for playing with no contract he can't play anyways ya stupid idiot god hope u don't play football manager and if u do u should be ashamed ya don't know the rules by now lol
My Son is just 7 years old and a keeper too, he is training with Man City, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday & Derby County as well as his own Saturday & Sunday league team Chesterfuekd Town FC.......Think he is going to follow in his older brother Ben's(16) footsteps who is out in Portugal (formely La Manga) on his scholarship with VSI!! and before the critics start Olli loves it and only does it if he wants too.... It doesnt affect his schooling and we keep him well focused in all his academic work!!! Go Olli xXx
As much as I love Spurs, if this kid starts for the first team, I will report the club to the Child Labor Services.
what if he doesn't want to be a footballer
I thought Premier league teams just sent scouts to Africa these days.
@garland204 There, not their. Are you Scots, Or what?
good luck for the future
Jobs for the boys...
Sick
Sick
hope it goes well for him its about time every club started taking young kids in and training them. at least they are putting something back into the community. the more kids training the less their is on the street. they wont all make it as footballers but at least they would of had the chance. remember when celtic won european cup all the players came from within 8 miles of parkhead so the talent is still their it just needs given the chance to flourish
So what, they have signed up a 6 year old. Sunderland have a whole squad of 6 year olds, not to mention their 35,000 6 year old supporters that turn up each week
is there a piest on the selectors
Oh for God's sake - another overpaid brat in the making!
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