Rangers have dealt a transfer blow to both West Brom and Birmingham City.
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West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City will have to look at alternative winger targets as Tottenham Hotspur’s Mikey Moore is heading elsewhere.
Moore, who turns 18 later this month, recently enjoyed a breakthrough season at Tottenham and thrived, impressing in the Premier League and Europa League. The teenager made history as he became the youngest Spurs player to ever feature in the top flight when he made his debut against Manchester City, aged just 16 years and 277 days.
Despite being seen as a huge future figure for Spurs, Moore was always unlikely to get as many minutes as his talent warrants. New head coach Thomas Frank has expressed his appreciation for Moore, but the wealth of attacking options at the club - including new signing Mohammed Kudus - makes it challenging for the youngster to start.
Rangers announce Moore loan deal
Beating a host of clubs to his signature, including West Brom and Birmingham, Rangers have snapped up Moore for the 2025/26 season. The Ibrox club are eager to compete better with Celtic for the Scottish Premiership title and hope Moore can help them achieve that goal.
It’s a move that really suits the winger, too, as he and his family have always been fond of the club. It’s also a decent level for him to progress. The Scottish Premiership certainly isn’t Premier League standard but it’s probably at least level with the Championship. The thrill and pressure of fighting for league a title could also be good for the youngster.
Reacting to putting pen to paper, Moore commented: “I’m excited to get going. As soon as I heard Rangers were interested and wanted me to come, it was a massive opportunity for me. I’m excited to be here and hopefully I can show the fans and everyone what I can do.
“I’ve always loved Rangers as a club. My family have always loved them. I think with the new boss and the way that we play, it’s a great place to be at the minute. It was a pretty easy decision for me to come here.”
Russell Martin delighted with Rangers recruit
There’s plenty of pressure on new Rangers head coach Russell Martin’s shoulders as he takes the reins from interim boss Barry Ferguson and previous permanent manager Philippe Clement. Finishing 17 points behind bitter rivals Celtic last season hurt everyone at the club, so a strong reaction this campaign is a necessity.
“We are thrilled to bring Mikey on loan for this season,” Martin said. “His profile as a brave, aggressive attacking player is one that we were keen to add to the squad, and he is certainly a player who, despite his age, can make an impact on the team from day one.
“He is a player with huge potential, and it is testament to his quality that he has been entrusted by Spurs in both the Premier League and UEFA Europa League with such regularity over the last 18 months.”
Birmingham and West Brom miss out on wonderkid
Birmingham World understands that both Albion and Blues registered an interest in signing Moore on loan earlier this transfer window. The competition was fierce, however, and Rangers of course went on to secure his services.
West Brom boss Ryan Mason was eager to cash in a favour at old club Spurs and he was confident of doing so as he had built up some decent rapport with Moore, both in the academy and the first team. Blues, meanwhile, thought Moore could be a superb direct option on the left wing who could help contribute to the goalscoring output.