Marcus Edwards, who was compared to Lionel Messi from Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino, seems set to join with an Portuguese club.
Where he made 25 appearances for Excelsior, the attacking midfielder needed a loan stint in the Netherlands last time.
He had a loan spell in Norwich but made one Championship appearance for Daniel Farke’s side.
The 20-year-old was the top scorer at the U19 UEFA Youth League at 2017/18 with four goals in six starts during the group phase, and is under contract till 2020 at Tottenham.
He scored a further five goals from nine Premier League 2 appearances.
Edwards has represented England at U19, U17, U18, U16 and U20 levels – winning the European U19 Championship at Georgia in 2017 together with the Young Lions.
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