Tottenham Hotspur are keeping a close eye on Mikey Moore’s performacnes at Koln amid reports that the youngster is still yet to convince at the German club.
The hope at Spurs was that Moore would be able to hit the ground running in the Bundesliga after having dominated the Scottish Premiership at Rangers last term.
However, that has not hapenned, with the 19-year-old still yet to find the back of the net for Koln in nine appearances.
In fact, Sport Bild revealed last week that Koln see the loan signing from Tottenham as a ‘total mess’ so far, as the youngster has not had the kind of impact that the German club hoped for.
The report claimed that ‘impatience is growing’ at the Bundesliga side about the young attacker, who is now in danger of losing his place from manager René Wagner’s starting eleven.
Tottenham are not majorly concerned by Mikey Moore’s struggles at Koln
Football Insider have now also said that Koln have been ‘unimpressed’ by the Tottenham academy graduate’s displays so far.
The Bundesliga club had hoped to see more of a result in his early months at the club, given Moore’s extrmeely high reputation.
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Spurs are keeping a close eye on the young attacker are aware of the concerns in Germany about his slow start. However, Tottenham still have high hipes for Moore’s development and are not overly concerned by the reports coming out of Koln.
The report claims that those at Hotspur Way hope the youngster will be able to step up and start delivering in the Bundesliga in the near futute.
Moore had a similarly difficult start to his spell at Rangers last term, but ended the campaign as the SPL’s Young Player of the Year, so Spurs will pray he does something similar in Germany.
Former Spurs scout does not see any reason for alarm about Moore
Former Tottenham scout Mike Brown has admitted that he is not as convinced about 19-year-old’s potential as some at Hotspur Way are.
However, he put the youngster’s early struggles at Koln down to him adapting to a completely new league and country, backing him to deliver for Wagner’s men in time.
When asked about Moore’s poor start to his loan spell, Brown told Football Insider: “I think it’s just a case of a young player who is still getting used to his new surroundings. He’s a talented player, Mikey Moore, that’s why he’s been given the opportunity to go out on loan to a top club and try to continue his development in a new league.
“To be honest, I’m not completey convinced he’s going to be this world-class player that he’s been made out to be, but he’s still young and he’s got a lot of potential. Tottenham won’t necessarily agree with me, they think he’s got a very bright future and their plan has always been for him to eventually become part of their starting XI.
“So they are keeping a close eye on his development over at Koln, and I don’t think they’ll have any major concerns, but they will want to see a little bit more from him. It’s always worrying when you’re hearing reports that the club may not be happy with him, but he’ll be given time to turn things around.”