A Rangers loan star has revealed he was sidelined for six weeks due to myocarditis last season.
The winger, highly regarded as a key player and fan favourite at Ibrox, disclosed the illness halted his promising start at Tottenham.
In a Tottenham YouTube documentary about his time at Rangers, the teenager spoke candidly about his battle.
He said he began experiencing chest pains just before a planned appearance in a Europa League game.
In the documentary, he said: "I was playing really well and started to find my feet in the first team just before the Galatasaray game.
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"I trained two days before it and I was set to start or make an appearance in that game.
"I went for a driving lesson that night and all of a sudden I felt a bit of pain in my chest.
"The doctor called me in and said to forget about football for now."
"It came back that I had myocarditis, which is a virus that went to the heart and gave me pains.
"I was lucky that I caught it early because I am not sure what could have happened after that."
He added: "From what I know, it is not something that can really reoccur. I was in bed for six weeks and was not allowed to do any exercise.
"There were a lot of rumors at that time and it was tough to deal with.
"Those six weeks felt like six months."
"Right now, I feel at my best and feel like how I felt when I first started playing at Tottenham.
"That is all done now and put behind me," he reassured fans.
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