Tottenham have a diamond in their hands and will face a real fight for the top clubs if they maintain their current course.
Tottenham’s academy has produced a number of household names in the Premier League era, from Ledley King and Peter Crouch to Danny Rose and Andros Townsend and, more recently, Kyle Walker-Peters and Harry Winks. All of these players went on to successful careers at club and international level, but Spurs’ most valuable player was discovered in 2009 when Harry Kane began his career as a professional footballer.
Kane spent 14 years at the north London club, during which time he managed to overtake the legendary Jimmy Greaves at the top of the all-time goalscoring list while also becoming England captain. Spurs became title contenders and Champions League finalists with Kane at the helm, but when the goal-scoring frontman eventually moved to Bayern Munich in a €100 million (£84 million/$108 million) deal, he did so without winning a single trophy.
In fact, Tottenham have not won anything since winning the League Cup in 2008 under Juande Ramos. The Kane era left fans with a lingering feeling of ‘what could have been’ and Spurs desperately need another inspirational figure with the talent to make people believe in them again.
Enter Mikey Moore: the 16-year-old striker with seemingly limitless potential who is already pushing for recognition in the first team.
