Tottenham wonderkid Mikey Moore 'set' for Rangers loan transfer as Martin wins battle for history-maker
Rangers are reportedly favourites to sign Tottenham Hotspur wonderkid Mikey Moore.
The Europa League winners are willing to send the 17-year-old starlet out on loan this season.
And despite stiff competition from south of the border, Russell Martin 's Light Blues are said to be favourites to land the player.
The Daily Telegraph report that: " Rangers have emerged as favourites to sign Mikey Moore on loan from Tottenham. There's been a lot of interest, particularly from the Championship, but Rangers seen as most likely destination."
England youth international Moore has made a dozen first team appearances for Spurs.
He also made history at the north London club when, at 17 years and 172 days, he became England's youngest-ever scorer in a major competition when he netted against Elfsborg in the Europa League - breaking a record set by the legendary Jimmy Greaves.
Spurs wanted to keep Moore at the club this season but new boss Thomas Frank has reluctantly agreed to let him go out on loan for more first team football.
Former boss Ange Postecoglou admitted his rapid rise had come quicker than expected last year, saying: 'We've exposed Mikey a hell of a lot more than I thought we would at the start of the year.
'He only just started playing Under-21 football last year and he had some injuries, didn't play a lot. It was kind of touch-and-go at the start of the year, do we let him bed in with the 21s or give him a loan or keep him with us?
'But my thing was to let him train for a year, train with men, train in the first team environment and see how he adapts.
'At the end of that, he'll still be 17 or 18 and we can make decisions, but he's played a lot more than we thought. But he's very much a part of our set-up in the first-team and he's training every day.'
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