Tottenham boss Thomas Frank sees reunion as ‘great opportunity’ for Damola Ajayi

Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank has no issue with academy graduate Damola Ajayi playing for Doncaster in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup third-round tie.

Spurs sent out versatile attacker Ajayi on loan in July and in a strange twist of fate the 19-year-old will take on his current employees this week.

Ajayi made a name for himself last January with a superb debut strike in his only first-team appearance for Tottenham in a 3-0 win over Elfsborg and will aim to make more headlines after he was granted permission to feature for Rovers.

Frank said: “I think it’s OK. He’s on loan at another club.

“I know the Premier League have this (rule) if you’re on loan from a club, you’re not allowed to play.

“We decided to loan him out because it was good for his development. I’ve done that…a lot of times at Brentford, but we haven’t been that lucky to face one of our own players.

“It is what it is. I think it’s a great opportunity for him.”

Frank promised to select a “strong” Spurs team for the visit of Doncaster, but will shuffle his pack and confirmed Antonin Kinsky will start in goal.

Tottenham will be without Ben Davies and Randal Kolo Muani, but Kota Takai and Dominic Solanke could be on the bench after they trained on Tuesday.

“Of course I’d like to win. No doubt about that. For me, I think we probably need to take one game at a time,” Frank reflected.

“I’m very aware (of the expectation). I think it’s that balance that as I said, I would like us to get there where we can compete in all four tournaments throughout the year.

“If you want to compete in all four tournaments, you need to be good enough to pick the right team every single time. And I promise you before I pick the team, it looks like an unbelievably good plan.

“I think we’re also aware that no players can play 60 games x 90 minutes. So, it’s that balance we need to hit throughout the season. Not only because we are facing Doncaster.

“We need to hit that perfect number of players that rotates and then a strong team. And it will be a strong team.”