Several of Tottenham’s reserve and academy teams have had Great Bavarian Journeys in recent years with loans to Bundesliga clubs. That’s included former Spurs development player Luka Vuskovic’s year at Hamburg, as well as Kota Takai spending last spring at Borussia Mönchengladbach. Now it looks like another young Spurs player will be heading to Germany.
Fabrizio Romano posted yesterday that German side FC Köln have submitted a proposal to Spurs to take Mikey Moore on loan for the season, and that the two clubs are in negotiations to confirm the deal. Moore is said to be open to the move.
Mikey’s had something of a mixed preseason. He was named on the squad that toured to New Zealand and Australia, but didn’t really impress that much in his limited minutes, despite flashing some of the prodigious talent that’s brought him this far in his career. This might be exactly what he needs to unlock the next stage of his potential — a season on loan in what is perhaps the third best league in Europe.
I’d be hard pressed to call Köln a GOOD team — they finished 14th out of 18 in the Bundesliga last season — but that might provide Moore some more opportunities that he might not get at other clubs. Assuming he’s not sold, Moore would also play alongside (and in rotation with) Said El Mala, a precocious 19-year-old German winger with a high ceiling and links to bigger clubs. Sounds familiar, huh?
I don’t hate this move at all if it happens. The preseason makes it feel like Moore still needs a little more time in the oven to cook before he’s ready for Spurs’ first team, and I think the Bundesliga will provide a new and different challenge than just dumping Mikey into the Championship this season. We’ll see if, now that the team has returned from their tour, if this gets announced in the next couple of days.