Tottenham Hotspur have decided on the future of striker James Wilson, who impressed on loan over the past six months in North London.James Wilson joined Spurs on loan from Hearts on January transfer deadline day, with the youngster arriving at Tottenham after making 45 senior appearances for the Scottish club, scoring eight goals.The 19-year-old arrived with a big reputation in North London, having made his senior debut for Hearts at the age of 16 and become the club’s youngest-ever European goalscorer when he netted in 2024 against Petrocub in the Conference League.The striker, who became Scotland’s youngest ever senior international back in March of last year, has impressed for the U21S since his move to London.Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesJames Wilson returns to Hearts from TottenhamThe young forward scored four goals and provided one assist in nine Premier League 2 matches for Wayne Burnett’s men during his time in Hotspur Way.He even trained with the first-team and made the matchday squad on a couple of occasions under Igor Tudor, but did not make it onto the pitch.Football.London reveals that even though Wilson impressed during his time at N17, Tottenham Hotspur have not activated the option to buy him this summer.The teenager will instead return to his parent club, Hearts, but the report says Spurs continue to retain interest in the youngster.Why Wilson decided against joining Spurs permenantlyFootball.London explain that the player’s representatives informed Tottenham that he is keen to push for a first-team spot back at Hearts, which is why the Premier League side decided against activating their purchase option.Spurs are expected to keep tracking the 19-year-old’s development in Scotland as he looks to force himself into the Hearts side under new manager Wouter Vrancken.It was reported earlier this month that Serie A side Bologna have expressed an interest in taking Wilson to Italy.READ MORE: Mateus Fernandes has a clear preference after talks with both Tottenham and Man UnitedThe post Tottenham ignore option-to-buy clause but will keep tracking young striker from afar appeared first on Spurs Web.