Tottenham Hotspur are facing a critical summer transfer window in their history as a club, regardless of the outcome of this coming Europa League Final against Manchester United. Spurs have already sealed the worst Premier League season in their club's history, so, clearly, they can't simply fire Ange Postecoglou and think that everything will be solved with one move.
Going forward, Tottenham have to fundamentally change how they operate as a club, and that begins with building a long-term sporting project around a nucleus of high-upside stars who can gel together and form a winner year-in and year-out. Thankfully for Spurs, they already have several internal candidates to build around.
Homegrown talent Mikey Moore is one of those. He emerged out of nowhere during the current Europa League campaign and is a winger clearly worth keeping in mind as someone to build around. Already, Moore is attracting attention from other big clubs around Europe like Borussia Dortmund, placing even more of an impetus on Daniel Levy to keep him around.
Mikey Moore is going to want Tottenham to put pen to paper
So far, it looks like Tottenham will do the right thing and give Moore a raise to keep him around, but Spurs should feel pressure to make a concrete move soon. According to Fabrizio Romano, Moore has signed a deal with new agents at Unique Sports Group, joining the same agency as Arsenal phenom Ethan Nwaneri.
There are many reasons why a young player would sign with a new agency. Moore may be looking to establish himself with a more prestigious group as his star rises, or he may be joining with a new agency in order to get a bigger contract. Both of these reasons go hand-in-hand, so there is likely a combination of both.
All the same, Moore's move is a smart one for a young, rising baller, and it should put pressure on Tottenham to get to the negotiating table and hammer something out. Moore already signed a new contract with Tottenham last year, but that was just his first professional deal. He's already outgrown that by shining in the Europa League with interest from Dortmund.
Tottenham aren't going to have to make him a highly-paid player, but they are going to have to give him a bump in wages and likely written assurances of playing time and a progression plan in a senior team. That's what any smart player and agency would ask for, and Tottenham are going to have to be prepared to do those things in official format, lest they risk losing a star before he is able to shine brightly in their stadium.