Reason why Birmingham City pulled out of Tottenham transfer chase revealed | OneFootball

Birmingham City pulled out of a deal for Tottenham's Mikey Moore as they couldn't guarantee the attacker regular game time.

Birmingham City didn’t pursue a deal for Tottenham’s Mikey Moore as they felt they wouldn’t be able to guarantee the youngster regular game time this season.

The 17-year-old is extremely highly-rated at Spurs, and he actually played 10 Premier League games in the previous campaign, as well as featuring throughout their Europa League journey as the Londoners lifted the trophy.

However, it was decided that a loan move was the next best step for Moore’s development, and a host of clubs had been linked with the teenager, including Birmingham.

Details emerge as Birmingham pull out of Mikey Moore transfer race

But it’s Rangers who are set to win the race for Moore, with the England youth international set to join the Glasgow outfit for the 2025/26 season.

Given his potential, some Blues fans were disappointed that the club missed out on a deal for Moore, particularly as Chris Davies had a connection with Spurs and Moore, as he had worked as an assistant to Ange Postecoglou before moving to St. Andrew’s.

Yet, Give Me Sport has revealed that Davies and the recruitment team at Birmingham decided against signing Moore as they realised they wouldn’t guarantee the attacker the minutes he wanted.

It’s added that Davies recognised that not utilising Moore regularly would not go down well at Spurs, and he didn’t want to damage Blues’ reputation as they may look to do further deals in the future.

Birmingham City’s Mikey Moore stance does make sense

With Demarai Gray, Bright Osayi-Samuel and Kanya Fujimoto through the door, Blues have already increased their options in the final third, and you would still expect another wide man to arrive.

So, Moore would not be guaranteed game time, and Spurs would have prioritised a club where they thought he would be in the XI week in, week out, so it would not have gone down well if he was sitting on the bench at St. Andrew’s.

Of course, in an ideal world, it would be great to have a player like that involved, but, as outlined above, that’s not what Spurs or Moore want, so Blues have made the right decision.

On paper, Davies’ best XI looks very good, and they have had a brilliant window, but another attacking option could beef up the squad as they prepare for a long, tough season.