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Germany legend Pierre Littbarski has dubbed Tottenham Hotspur attacker Mikey Moore ‘the best player’ for Koln against Schalke, while bemoaning incorrect fitness data on the Spurs man.

Moore joined Koln on a season-long loan during the summer transfer window, having spent the previous campaign on loan at Rangers in Scotland.

Rangers were keen to re-sign the attacker after his impressive performances during his spell at Ibrox, but were ultimately unable to secure his return.

Although it was initially suggested that a deal was not ‘financially feasible’ for Koln, the Bundesliga side eventually managed to secure Moore’s signature.

Moore admitted earlier this month that he has settled in at Koln, while adding that he is ready to show his best version.

The attacker recently started against Schalke and featured for 68 minutes before being substituted, with the game eventually ending in a goalless draw.

Littbarski questioned the decision to substitute Moore early, arguing that the player was among the team’s best performers and had produced several promising moments before being taken off.

He also suggested that Moore did not appear particularly tired when he was substituted.

The club legend acknowledged that fitness data may have influenced the decision, but has insisted that the Tottenham loanee was performing well and making a positive impact.

Speaking to German daily Express, Littbarski said: “You have to address the issue here: perhaps the best player, Moore, was taken off early despite having produced some really good moments.

“He still looked reasonably fresh, too.

“Perhaps the data from the fitness trackers was not quite as good, but the lad played well and made things happen.”

Moore will now hope to start again when his side face Union Berlin in the German Cup next week.

The 19-year-old is yet to register a goal contribution for Koln and will be keen to change that in the next game.

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Tottenham Hotspur have a clause in Souza’s loan spell at FC Porto that will allow them to recall him in January, if they wish to do so, due to any reason.

The Santos youth product showed his quality with the Brazilian Serie A side, playing 38 games for the Alvinegro Praiano.

The Brazilian left-back was a target for Italian giants AC Milan, but the north Londoners were able to see the competition off for the former Brazil youth international.

Spurs paid a sizeable £13m earlier this year to tie him down on a long term deal; he featured in four Premier League games as well.

Even though Tottenham boss Roberto De Zerbi had ‘blind faith’ in him, the club decided to loan him out to Liga Portugal giants Porto.

The Brazilian left-back, though, has found it difficult to get game time in Portugal, as he is yet to make his debut in the league for the Dragoes.

He made his debut for Porto earlier this week in Europe, against PSV Eindhoven, coming on in the second half in a 1-0 loss for them.

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Souza’s cameo against the Dutch giants was marked a positive for the Spurs loanee, who will look to clock regular game time now on.

However, Spurs have the power to choose whether they want to keep Souza at Porto in the second half of the campaign, as they can end his loan in January, according to Portuguese daily A Bola.

The north Londoners will be able to cancel his loan out of necessity or any reason they see fit, but they have a plethora of options for the left-back position.

Spurs have the likes of Andy Robertson, Destiny Udogie and Ben Davies as covers for the position; the veteran left-back scored a key goal in Tottenham’s first league win on Monday.

Francesco Farioli has preferred Francisco Moura as his go-to back left until now, but it could change if Souza is able to show his quality.

Whether the 20-year-old will be able to establish himself as a solid option for Farioli, or if Tottenham will recall him when the winter window rolls around.

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Tottenham Hotspur deciding to play Richarlison in an EFL Trophy game on Tuesday night left Cheltenham Town boss Steve Cotterill ‘chuffed’.

Cotterill’s Robins hosted Spurs Under-21s at Whaddon Road for their Southern Group A clash in the EFL Trophy.

Richarlison was among the starters for the Lilywhites, having been left out of Roberto De Zerbi’s Premier League squad this season amid interest in his services around deadline day.

Spurs made the call to hand him game time in the EFL Trophy clash and his presence was the real talking point.

The Brazilian forward opened the scoring for the visitors, who looked on course to claim their first win in the competition before George Miller struck a late equaliser in added time.

The tie went to a penalty shootout, where Richarlison converted his spot-kick, but Cheltenham ultimately prevailed 7-6.

Cotterill admitted he had not anticipated seeing the 29-year-old feature for Spurs Under-21s, but was delighted to find his name on the team-sheet.

He feels the Brazilian’s presence gave his players a valuable glimpse of the level required to compete at the top, making it a worthwhile experience for his squad.

When asked whether he had expected to see the likes of Richarlison, Cotterill told the club’s in-house media: “No, no, we were not expecting it, but it was good.

“When I found he was on the team-sheet, I was chuffed with that, really.

“I was really pleased.

“It just really gives our lads just a little glimpse of what it is like [to play] at that top level.

“So, that was great tonight for us.”

Last night’s appearance was Richarlison’s first professional outing since featuring for Tottenham’s senior side in their opening-day defeat to Brentford in August.

The 29-year-old is also understood to be seeking an early termination of his contract due to his limited involvement, although his entourage believe Tottenham are unlikely to entertain that possibility.

With a parting of ways seemingly on the horizon, a January sale of the 54-cap Brazil international now appears to be the most likely outcome.