Tottenham Hotspur have made quite a name for themselves in recent years when it comes to giving youth a chance.
Harry Kane is obviously the poster boy in terms of players who have come through the ranks at Spurs to become a superstar.
Then there are players like Harry Winks and Oliver Skipp, who clocked up plenty of appearances for the Lilywhites and are still in the Premier League.
More recently, Tottenham have some exciting talents coming through the ranks, such as Dane Scarlett, Alfie Dorrington, Alfie Devine and Will Lankshear.
And then there are those who Spurs have signed from elsewhere and who have become stars, such as Pape Matar Sarr and Destiny Udogie, with Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray likely next in line.
However, there is one player at Tottenham who has especially caught the imagination of the club and the fans, as he’s a homegrown player who looks set for stardom.
Ange Postecoglou says Mikey Moore breakthrough ‘filters through the whole’ of Tottenham
The player in question is Mikey Moore, who already looks like the real deal at just 17 years of age.
Ange Postecoglou opted not to send Moore out on loan this season, which would have already been an honour as that tends not to happen at such a young age.
Instead, Moore remained at Tottenham and is now firmly in the first-team picture, delivering a dazzling display against AZ on Thursday night.
Postecoglou, speaking ahead of Spurs’ Premier League trip to Crystal Palace, revealed just what Moore’s rise to prominence has meant for the club as a whole.
“It is exciting because it filters through the whole club,” the Tottenham boss told football.london.
“Because I am sure everyone in the academy will take enormous pride in that, everyone who has had a hand in his journey like coaches, people around him, everyone takes pride in that.
“The whole club feels good about seeing someone come through the programme and yeah, as a manager, you are excited that at 17 you have got a player who is already showing maturity in mindset where he is giving himself every chance to be the best player he can be.
“Sometimes young players are exciting but you think you can already see some pitfalls down the road, but I don’t see that with him.
“At 17, you wonder if he keeps going like that what is he going to be like at 20, 21? Hopefully I am still the manager that benefits from that, mate, but you never know.”
James Maddison says ‘brilliant’ Mikey Moore reminded him of Neymar
Moore also earned a comparison with one of the most exciting players in world football over the past decade, namely Brazil star Neymar.
James Maddison told TNT Sports – via BBC Sport – after the AZ game: “I thought we had Neymar on the left wing! He is fearless, [he has] that young, fearless mentality.
“He’s a brilliant lad, he has bags of ability. I will hopefully help him with wise words but he has all the ability and well done to him.”
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