Minor breaking news out of Spurs Lodge, as goalkeeper David Button has been sold to Championship side Charlton Athletic. Terms were not disclosed. Button, 23, impressed on Championship loans to Barnsley and Doncaster Rovers last season. A Tottenham academy product, Button appeared in one League Cup game for Spurs in 2009.
The 23-year-old has signed a two-year deal with the Championship side. Button's departure helps to clear the logjam at keeper a bit, and perhaps helped raise a couple of pounds for Tottenham. Look for 19-year old Jordan Archer to become the nominal "Goalkeeper of the Future" title now. Archer traveled with the Tottenham Hotspur first team on this summer's United States tour, has been called up to the Scotland U-21s, and looks to be the keeper that will lead Spurs youth teams through the U-21 Premier League.\
“I’m delighted. It’s a massive opportunity for me to come to a massive club like this and I’m really excited for the future,” he told Charlton's official website, shortly after signing his new deal.
The former England Under-20 international came through the youth ranks at White Hart Lane but only made one senior appearance for Spurs. However, Button's departure marks another failure of the Tottenham Hotspur academy to produce a first-team quality player. No Tottenham academy product has started at goalkeeper for Spurs in the league since Ian Walker left the club in 2001. Hopefully the next crop of Academy goalkeepers will have the talent to break through.
Since turning pro in 2005, Button has had loan spells at 11 different clubs and spent time at Leyton Orient, Doncaster and Barnsley last season.
Addicks boss Chris Powell told the club website: "He's someone we've been monitoring for quite some time and is a hugely talented young keeper who is a good age and boasts all the right attributes.
"This represents a new chapter for him and it's great that he feels it's the right time to make this move and develop here at The Valley.
"David will provide strong competition in the goalkeeping department and that can only benefit us going forward."
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