Tottenham have shown how highly they value academy star Mikey Moore after completing a record deal for the teenage winger.
Jack Pitt-Brooke reported on X (6 August) that Spurs have agreed a first professional contract for Moore, who turns 17 on Sunday (11 August), for more money than they have ever offered the 17-year-old .
Moore’s three-year deal comes after he made his first-team debut for Ange Postecoglou’s side from the bench last season, and suggests they certainly won’t be his last.
Much of Spurs’ transfer strategy this summer has been aimed at buying promising young players, and in Moore’s record-breaking deal, Daniel Levy has shown he is willing to market from within.
Mikey Moore’s contract shows Tottenham’s policy of prioritizing youth
Wherever Moore goes, Tottenham’s record seems to fall as his three-year deal comes after he became Spurs’ youngest Premier League player on his debut against Manchester City.
Facing the four-time back-to-back champions was undoubtedly a baptism of fire for the 16-year-old, but Moore has clearly shown enough to come through the ranks at Spurs and warrant a new deal.
You would expect the length of the contract Levy offered to be much longer given Moore’s cap, but UEFA rules do not allow young players to be given contracts longer than three years.
As such, the next three years are crucial for both player and club as the Lilywhites look to develop Moore into a first-team regular who can sign an even longer and financially bigger deal.
With all four of Spurs’ signings so far this summer – two each for the first team and the academy – aged 18 or under, Postecoglou is building the youthful core of a squad he wants to take to the next level.
Whichever of Lucas Bergvall, Archie Gray, George Feeney and Yang Min-Hyun makes the biggest impact in north London in the coming seasons, you can expect Moore to at least be in the front row.