Tottenham talent Mikey Moore signs first professional contract
The 17-year-old has impressed in the academy.
Tottenham prospect Mikey Moore has signed his first professional contract with the club.
The 17-year-old has put pen to paper on a deal having been in North London since he was seven years old.
Moore is the club’s youngest Premier League debutant and featured twice under Ange Postecoglou last season as a substitute.
He has reportedly signed a three-year contract and is expected to be integrated into the first team under the Australian head coach for the 2024-25 campaign.
The recently-turned 17-year-old was attracting interest from the likes of Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, but opted to stay at his boyhood club.
He will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of Harry Kane, who emerged through the academy and became a club legend.
We are delighted to announce that @mikeymoore_10 has signed his first professional contract with the Club 🤍
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 12, 2024
Postecoglou has waxed lyrical about Tottenham’s brightest talent and will be delighted to see him commit his future to the Lilywhites.
He said: “It’s fair to say, it’s incredible that he’s 16 turning 17.
“He handles it really well, and that’s part of the process when you’re a young footballer if you’re going well. We can’t protect him from all of it. But he’s been great.
“We brought him into the first-team environment the back end of last year. He’d had some injuries earlier in the year.
“Every time he’s played for the Under-18s or Under-21s, he’d had an impact. For a very young guy, he adjusted really quickly.
“He’s come back pre-season and done really well in the games and in training. It’s great for this football club that’s come through our academy and is already showing great promise.
“But he’s a young man. Our role is to have the best possible environment for him to be the best footballer he can be.”