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Tottenham Confirm Loan Moves for Mikey Moore, Kota Takai and Souza
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- Tottenham Confirm Loan Moves for Mikey Moore, Kota Takai and Souza
(Reuters)
Tottenham Hotspur has announced that Mikey Moore , KotaTakai, and Souza will spend the rest of the 2026/27 season out on loan.
Academy graduate Mikey Moore will continue his developmentat Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln. Last season, the 19-year-old played on loan atRangers, where he scored seven goals in 47 games and was named PFA ScotlandYoung Player of the Year.
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Moore joined Tottenham's academy at age seven and moved upthrough every age group. He helped Spurs win both the Under-17 and Under-18Premier League Cups in 2022/23, then made his Premier League debut against Manchester City in May 2024.
Moore also played in Tottenham's 2024/25 Europa League run,scoring his first senior goal in a group-stage win against Swedish sideElfsborg. He had been part of the opening two Premier League fixtures, startingaway at Brentford on opening day and coming off the bench in Tottenham's 0-2defeat to Newcastle last Saturday.
Japan ese defender Kota Takai has joined Belgian Pro Leagueteam Sint-Truidense VV. Tottenham signed Takai from Kawasaki Frontale in summer2025. He spent the second half of last season on loan at BorussiaMönchengladbach in the Bundesliga.
Takai made his Bundesliga debut against Augsburg on January11 and played eight times for Mönchengladbach. He has four senior caps forJapan and was part of their Asian Under-23 Cup-winning team. He will now seekregular senior football in Belgium as Tottenham continue to monitor hisprogress, with the hope that he can break into a competitive defensive depth inthe coming seasons.
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The third departure is Brazilian full-back Souza, who hasjoined Portuguese club FC Porto.
Souza joined Tottenham from Santos in January and made hissenior debut as a substitute against Manchester United at Old Trafford onFebruary 7. He played four first-team games in his first months in northLondon. He also represented his country at the 2023 Under-17 World Cup and isconsidered another promising prospect for the future. Roberto De Zerbi is saidto be high on the Brazilian, and a move to FC Porto will only help hisdevelopment in the long term.
All three players will now get the chance to play moreminutes in strong European leagues. Moore will keep developing in Germany ,Takai can add to his Bundesliga experience in Belgium, and Souza will have thechance to grow at one of Portugal 's top clubs.
All three players will returnnext season as there are no buy options in any of the agreements.
