It’s been quite some time since Rangers added a player to the ranks worth £20M and now Mikey Moore’s Rangers move could end that.
Unfortunately both previous occasions were the dismal Aaron Ramsey, and the unfortunate Amad Diallo. Ramsey was arriving worth around £40M and Diallo, staggeringly, was about the same.
Neither shone at Rangers, for different reasons, and we move on. Mikey Moore’s Rangers move is on.
Mikey Moore, in three and a half years (doesn’t time fly), is the first since those two to have that kind of value attached to him.
Like Diallo he’s a winger, like Diallo he’s coming from the English Premier League. Unlike Diallo he has a real pathway to his employer’s first team, with Spurs keen to use him in the future.
At just 17, he really does have the world at his feet. As a left winger, he’s the kind of signing Rangers cannot afford not to make, even on loan. Despite, the shining debut from our current LW Djeidi Gassama.
Moore is a serious prospect. We’re remember other occasions we didn’t clinch a kid of that age on loan – Harry Winks, Phil Foden, Lionel Messi…
Moore may or may not be as good as these lads ended up being, but his record speaks for itself and Mikey Moore’s Rangers move could happen.
He already has a full dozen Premier League appearances, something most 17-year-olds can only dream about. That’s before mentioning his 39 total goal contributions in 55 matches across all levels. Rangers don’t often get access to this kind of elite youth pedigree.
If this deal goes through, it could be one of the most significant loan coups the club has managed in years. Forget journeymen or cast-offs – this lad is a genuine rising star.
The signs suggest Spurs want him properly tested, and Ibrox is a brutal proving ground for any young footballer. If he thrives here, he’ll be ready for anything.
Rangers need to get this one done.
And no, he’s not coming to Rangers to sit on the bench.