Mikey Moore agrees first professional contract at Tottenham after being offered historic salary package to end Man Utd’s hopes of transfer swoop

Mikey Moore will end speculation over his future by penning a record-breaking three-year contract with Tottenham Hotspur.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Moore will sign a three-year contract that commits his future to Tottenham after being offered a salary that recognises his talent and the desire to keep him in north London. According to The Athletic, Spurs will give the winger a bigger salary than they have ever done for a player turning 17.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Moore’s new deal, his first professional contract, will be finalised on Sunday when he turns 17. The England youth international made headlines at the end of last season when he became Spurs’ youngest Premier League player in their 2-0 defeat to Manchester City on May 14, and he has been key part of Ange Postecoglou’s plans in the pre-season. It’s no surprise that both City and Manchester United were once considering moves for Moore.

WHAT HAS POSTECOGLOU SAID ABOUT MOORE?

“Mikey has been fantastic since we brought him in,” Postecoglou said after Spurs’ friendly against Vissel Kobe. “He’s earned his spot on the roster at the moment, he did at the end of last year. He got a run with the first team because we could see in training that he was handling himself really well and that’s followed through into pre-season training.

“All we can do is keep allowing him to develop. We have to remember that last year he had some injuries and he is only 16, but yeah, super exciting.”

DID YOU KNOW?

Moore shone for England at the Under-17 European Championship this summer, scoring four goals before England exited the tournament in the quarter-finals.

WHAT NEXT FOR MOORE?

Moore figures to play an even bigger role for Tottenham this summer. Postecoglou has made it clear how highly he rates the youngster and we could even see him feature in Spurs’ season-opener against Leiester City on August 19