Rangers are set to take the rising Spurs talent on a season long loan deal.
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Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mikey Moore had been tipped to make a loan exit from the club in recent weeks and appears to have landed on his preferred destination.
The 17-year-old enjoyed a breakthrough season under Ange Postecoglou last season, making 21 first team appearances despite his young age. Moore scored his first goal for the club in a Europa League win over Elfsborg in January and had been part of Thomas Frank’s pre-season preparations this summer.
Despite his progress, Moore is not thought to be a priority in Frank’s plans for next season and still seen as a future first team star rather than a regular player as it stands. With that reasoning, the club is willing to sanction a loan move.
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder set for loan exit
Football League World had named Championship sides West Brom and Birmingham City as two prime candidates, while LondonWorld reasoned that Millwall could be an ideal destination for a season long loan. However, in a blow to all those second tier sides, it appears as if Moore is off to Scotland.
The Telegraph correspondent Matt Law wrote on social media platform X: “Rangers have emerged as favourites to sign Mikey Moore on loan from Tottenham. There's been a lot of interest, particularly from the Championship, but Rangers seen as most likely destination.”
Moore had featured in pre-season matches against Reading earlier this month and against Luton Town last weekend. LondonWorld rated the youngster an 8/10 for his 45 minutes against the Royals, writing: “Had a really nice moment early on when he cut in from the left and sprayed a pass into Brennan Johnson on the other flank, bringing about the first Spurs corner. Drifted out of the game after that but found some impetus again shortly before the break, almost curling one into the top corner from the edge of the box. It would be a shame to see him leave Spurs this summer, but a loan away could make sense given his potential.”
Mikey Moore tipped for big things
James Maddison heaped praise on Moore in October when speaking to TNT Sports following a 1-0 win over AZ Alkmaar, a match in which the teenager played 87 minutes. Maddison said: "I thought we had Neymar on the left wing! He is fearless, [he has] that young, fearless mentality. He's a brilliant lad, he has bags of ability. I will hopefully help him with wise words but he has all the ability and well done to him."
Postecoglou was keen not to put too much pressure on the rising star but was confident that the player’s feet are firmly on the ground. After that AZ Alkmaar game, the Aussie said: "I think we all understand with young players, you have to be careful but after the game, I don't get the sense that that's going to affect Mikey at all. There's no denying he was great last night. I thought he was great the whole game. It's exciting for us."
In other news, Tottenham confirm pre-season tour squad as 6 out injured and 3 given permission to seek transfers.