This one has been in the works for a while — Mikey Moore’s loan to FC Köln in the Bundesliga has now been confirmed by Fabrizio Romano (sigh).
Once again, this is a straight “dry” loan with no purchase option or obligation. He’s heading to Germany for a season and then coming right back, which represents Tottenham’s belief in his potential. This loan had been in place for a while and was first reported a couple of weeks ago, but the club put it on hold as they were still working to bring in Savio and Omar Marmoush; had either of those deals fallen through, it’s possible Mikey might have stayed at Tottenham this season.
As it is, this is an excellent loan. The Scottish Premier League was a crucible for Mikey last season — he grew a ton at Rangers, but there’s only so much Scottish football can do for a player with Premier League ambitions. A move to a decent German side is an excellent move — he’ll play against a mix of extremely good teams (i.e. Bayern, Bayer Leverkusen, Dortmund) and some not-so-good teams as well, which will give him a challenge. Hopefully he’ll continue to improve even more to the extent that we can seriously consider giving him a first team role at Spurs next season. Plus he gets to live in Cologne, and who doesn’t want to live there? Seriously, I’d love to live in Cologne.