Spurs kick off their European campaign this week before returning to Premier League action on the weekend against Manchester United.
The Lilywhites have been particularly keen to building a core of young players this season in order to plan for the long term.
Speaking of which, one of their senior players had some words of praise for one future star.
Son Heung-min talks about offering support to Mikey Moore
Speaking at the press conference ahead of his side’s opening Europa League fixture, Tottenham captain Son Heung-min talked about, among other things, the potential of academy graduate Mikey Moore.
“Yeah, he’s a fantastic boy and obviously, I mean, he’s coming from the academy. You as a club, you look after him even more. Everybody is so welcoming and looking after him, so do I, because he’s such a lovely kid and working hard every single day, coming with the first team with that age it’s not easy, you know, like sometimes you’re very shy.
But he’s showing good personality and working hard, which is very important to me. When you see the young players are working hard in the first team and you just want to help, you just want to help him. When I was young, and now he’s coaching at Manchester United, Ruud van Nistelrooy, he was helping me a lot in my Hamburg time.
Now I want to be that guy as well, you know, just having him around me and just talking about things, because we are playing in a similar position that if I can help him a little bit with advice, then I’m always open to it.
Mikey is also coming to me most of the times and asking questions, which is very fun. I enjoy talking to him. He’s a fantastic boy and then I’m definitely sure that he can be a fantastic player. There’s no doubt because he has such amazing quality.
As we always say about young players, let’s don’t give him too much pressure on his shoulders. Just let’s enjoy how he develops, how he improves every single day, every single season and as a fan, as supporters, we should just enjoy watching him and he will be, I think, one of the top players.”
Son on Moore, as quoted by Football London.
The 17-year-old has been incorporated into the Spurs first team by manager Ange Postecoglou.
Moore boasts an impressive record at academy level for both club and country.
The 2007-born forward has scored 18 goals for England’s youth teams in 31 appearances, while for Spurs his academy record stands at 20 goals and 15 assists in 36 appearances.
Moore’s current contract with Spurs runs until June 2027.
The is why Son’s important
While talking about Moore, Son highlighted not only the importance of guidance from senior players, acknowledging his role, he also remembered to mention that the youngster needed to be handled with care and not let alone in the face of the inevitable pressure.
This is what makes Son an important presence in the Spurs dressing room. This is why Spurs are keen on keeping him on for the time being.
