Report: Borussia Dortmund make 'massive offer' to try and poach young Spurs sensation
06/30/2024 11:30 AM
Borussia Dortmund make an attempt at signing 16-year-old Tottenham academy product, Mikey Moore, before he signs a professional contract with Spurs.
Mikey Moore is Tottenham’s next Hotspur Way starlet
16-year-old Mikey Moore has only just become legally old enough to open his own bank account, but that hasn't stopped Borussia Dortmund from offering to load that bank balance up in an attempt for Moore to come to Germany.
Moore instantly caught the attention of Tottenham fans as well as the wider media when he was just fifteen as he smashed in three goals and notched four assists in just ten Premier League U18 games, playing three years up, Mikey was playing as if he was an established professional. (TransferMarkt)
Following those impressive showings both in 2022/23 and 2023/24 for Tottenham's youth teams, manager Ange Postecoglou called the winger up to the senior team’s bench at just 16.
Mikey was thrown into Premier League football in May against Manchester City, making him the club's youngest-ever Premier League player. (Tottenham Hotspur Website)
Tottenham were quick to realise Mikey's talent however and the interest it would subsequently attract and therefore tied him down to a 'long-term' contract that will turn professional on Moore’s 17th birthday on August 11th of this year.
It was a huge deal at the time due to the interest the winger was reportedly attracting from 'rivals in England and abroad'. (The Athletic)
Borussia Dortmund trying to prize Moore away from Tottenham
A report from Football Insider claims that Mikey Moore is seen as a 'huge talent' by the Champions League runners-up and that they have made the youngster 'a massive offer to move to Germany'.
The story explains that Moore is 'hugely regarded at Spurs' with the club seeing him as a 'future first-team star' but claims the currently 16-year-old is 'unable to sign a professional contract with Spurs until he turns 17', which has 'provided a window for Dortmund to try and tempt him away'.
This report obviously contradicts the one published by The Athletic last year who claim Moore has already agreed to a professional contract that will come into effect when he turns 17.
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I personally believe it's unlikely that Moore, who has according to the usually reliable source of The Athletic, has already agreed to a deal that will come into effect when he is 17, would move away from Spurs after Postecoglou clearly rates the youngster and is being given opportunities already at just 16.
Borussia Dortmund do hold a reputation for developing young players and Moore wouldn’t be the first to make the switch with both Jadon Sancho and Jude Bellingham enjoying successful spells at the club, but I find it hard to see Spurs let such a highly-rated academy product leave in what Tottenham know will be an unpopular move.
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