Mikey Moore is a player that is highly regarded by everyone at Tottenham, but the youngster’s time at Rangers has not gone quite to plan.
Moore joined Rangers on loan for the 2025-26 season, but his debut was delayed until he turned 18 on 11 August.
Rangers sacked Russell Martin nine days ago and have yet to bring in a replacement, leaving Moore somewhat in limbo as his Ibrox career has yet to truly get going.
There has even been talk of Tottenham recalling Moore from his Rangers loan spell in January and sending him elsewhere.
Mikey Moore set for second chance at Rangers after Russell Martin sack
Moore has played 10 times for Rangers across all competitions, starting seven of those matches.
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The youngster has yet to get on the scoresheet, though he did assist a goal in a recent Viaplay Cup clash.
While Moore’s situation is not ideal, with Kevin Muscat looking the most likely to succeed Martin at Ibrox, John Wenham insists it is not as bad as it seems.
Lilywhite Rose owner Wenham, speaking exclusively to Tottenham News, expects Spurs to hold talks with their Rangers counterparts when a new boss is in place.
“He’s in a difficult environment, make no mistake about that at the moment, but he has still made 10 appearances,” Wenham said.
“He’s still got an assist. You don’t see many 18 year olds playing every week for Rangers. Yes, their fans might be giving him a hard time, but Tottenham will be seeing this all as development of Moore’s character.
“Challenges that come with football are not always plain sailing. It’s not always easy. Many of our own players have had difficult times and then come out of it stronger and better at the other end.
“For now, I’m sure it’ll be business as usual, and they’ll wait to have those conversations with whoever the new manager is.”
Rangers are back in Scottish Premiership action on Saturday at home to Dundee United.
Moore learning all the time at Rangers
Tottenham cannot afford to panic over Moore’s situation at Rangers. As Wenham says, not many 18 year olds play regularly for a club of Rangers’ stature.
Make no mistake about it, the Gers are a massive club and also present Moore with a chance to play European football, albeit in the Europa League and not Champions League.
Rangers fans have not been won over by Moore, but that is all part of the learning experience. The hope is that, under a new manager, Moore can soon find his feet and bang in the goals.
Nobody is expecting Moore to become a world-beater during this year away from North London, but hopefully he shows just why he is so highly regarded between now and May.