has been given no guarantees over playing time at the club and will only play if he ‘deserves’ the opportunity.
That’s according to boss , who says the youngster is aware of the situation.
Colwill earlier this week following .
Colwill had been but the Seagulls had two bids turned down by Chelsea for the defender.
Pochettino spoke last month of how Colwill could become one of the best centre-backs in the country, and there’s no doubting that the Argentine sees a bright future for the defender.
But Pochettino says he’s given Colwill no assurances over playing time.
‘We assume he is going to play. I was clear with him, we were talking about him having the possibility to compete with different team-mates,’ said Pochettino.
‘If he deserves to play, he will play.
‘The possibility to play is higher because Ben Badiashile is injured and he is left-footed and will compete with Ben. He needs to deserve it, it’s not because of one player’s injury, different types of combinations can happen.
‘At the moment I need to see him and we need to know each other better. He is a fantastic talent. We are talking also about how we can improve his game in all areas.’
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