“Good enough for Tottenham at the minute? Probably not” – Peterborough fan pundit reacts as Spurs line up transfer move

Ronnie Edwards has emerged as an exciting prospect within the Championship, with the 19-year-old currently plying his trade at relegation-threatened Peterborough United.

Posh, who sit 10 points adrift of second-tier safety, are seemingly heading back down to League One, despite showing more positive signs in recent weeks. 

Edwards is one player who has particularly impressed at the Weston Homes Stadium throughout this campaign, adapting to the rigours of regular Championship football rather seamlessly. 

A report from Football Insider has claimed that Tottenham are set to step up their interest in the young defender, so, here, FLW’s Peterborough United fan pundit Alex Batt assessed Edwards’ readiness for first-team football at the Premier League club: “I think there’s no doubt that Ronnie Edwards is better than Peterborough United at the minute, you know, his age, the fact that he is playing international level already. 

“He’s a classic modern-day centre-back, great with the ball at his feet, so confident, willing to take on a man, always looks for the alternate option, you know he’s not a classic Football League centre-back who just humps it long whenever he can.

“Good enough for Tottenham at the minute? Probably not, no, but when taking into consideration the fixtures they have to play, you know European fixtures next season, cup games, he’d get some minutes under his belt, but I think he wouldn’t be ready for first-team football at Tottenham just yet. 

“I think he is more of a low-end Premier League, high-end Championship player at the minute, but there is no doubt he will go on and reach the levels of Tottenham and probably even beyond, he is that good. 

“But at the minute, yeah, probably not quite for Tottenham’s