Birmingham City and West Brom are both out to fight for promotion from the Championship in the 2025/26 season. BCFC are making a big splash after rising from League One, while the Baggies are out to bounce back from a tough time of things last campaign.
The Blues have spent well and landed some ambitious recruits, most notably signing Kyogo Furuhashi on a permanent basis. As for WBA, their business has been more limited, but deals for Aune Heggebo and Nat Phillips have caught the eye.
Earlier this summer, it was claimed that both clubs held an interest in Tottenham Hotspur starlet Mikey Moore, though it didn’t look to be going anywhere with the North Londoners a little hesitant to let him out.
Now though, a new report from Football Insider has said that the door has swung open for Birmingham City and West Brom to make their moves. It is said that Spurs have ‘reluctantly’ agreed to let Moore out to play more regular first-team football.
Other Championship clubs are keen, as are teams in Holland, but Moore will now be allowed out after Spurs initially hoped he would stay to play a part in Thomas Frank’s squad.
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Birmingham City may be eyeing Moore thinking that former Spurs coach Chris Davies can play an influential role in getting the young forward through the door. In a battle with other clubs, having someone familiar with the teenage star in the dugout could have been a trump card.
However, West Brom hold that same trump card. Ryan Mason also will have coached Moore at Spurs, and he has done so more recently having only left the North London club this summer.
Tottenham Hotspur will have faith that both managers can be beneficial for Moore’s development, so it will be intriguing to see just who could win the battle for him in this transfer market fight.
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Birmingham City have quickly made their presence known on the rise to the Championship. While they’ve been able to flex their financial muscles with permanent swoops, their pulling power in the loan market has been clear to see too,
Tommy Doyle is in on a temporary basis in one of the most impressive bits of business this summer, while Eiran Cashin has followed James Beadle through the door on loan as well.
A deal for Moore would be another significant one too. The 17-year-old is viewed as one of the best prospects Spurs have produced in a long time, with James Maddison previously comparing him to Neymar.