Moore's Germany move inspired by Sancho and Bellingham

Tottenham's Mikey Moore says the success of Jadon Sancho and Jude Bellingham in the Bundesliga influenced his decision to join Cologne on loan. The 19-year-old became the latest English talent to move to the German top flight after completing a season-long loan move to the Rhein Energie Stadion last month.

Moore's move came almost a decade after a 17-year-old Sancho left Manchester City to join Borussia Dortmund. During his time in Germany, Sancho established himself as one of Europe's most exciting wingers, making more than 150 appearances for Dortmund and helping the club win the DFB-Pokal in 2021. He later secured a £73m move to Manchester United. Bellingham followed a similar path in 2020, leaving Birmingham City to join Dortmund, before joining Real Madrid for an initial £88.5m in 2023.

Speaking on the Euro Leagues podcast ahead of Friday's Bundesliga match with Eintracht Frankfurt, Moore revealed that his fellow Englishmen had inspired him to turn down offers from England in favour of Germany. "It's a really attractive place to play football, especially for a young attacker," Moore said. "They've put real trust in me, and the amount of game time I've played so quickly in my Koln [Cologne] career has been nice."

Moore is no stranger to stepping outside his comfort zone. Last season, he made 47 appearances in all competitions during a loan spell at Scottish Premiership side Rangers, scoring six goals and providing two assists. "I wanted to take myself a little bit out of my comfort zone to test myself in a big league," he said. Having found an apartment near fellow England youth internationals Reigan Heskey and Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, he has also turned his attention to learning German.

热刺的Mikey Moore表示，杰登·桑乔和朱德·贝林厄姆在德甲的成功影响了他租借加盟科隆的决定。这名19岁的球员是最新一位转会至德国顶级联赛的英格兰新星，上个月他完成了为期一个赛季的租借，加盟莱茵能源体育场所在的俱乐部。

Moore的这一选择，距离17岁的桑乔离开曼城加盟多特蒙德已过去近十年。在德国期间，桑乔成长为欧洲最令人兴奋的边锋之一，在多特蒙德出战超过150场，并帮助球队在2021年赢得DFB-Pokal杯赛冠军。此后他以7300万英镑转会曼联。贝林厄姆在2020年走过了类似的道路，离开童年时期效力的伯明翰城加盟多特蒙德，随后在2023年以初始8850万英镑加盟皇家马德里。

Moore在欧洲联赛播客节目中表示，在周五德甲主场对阵法兰克福鹰眼之前，他的英格兰同胞们的成功促使他拒绝了英格兰的报价，转而选择德国。"这里踢球非常有吸引力，尤其对年轻的攻击型球员而言，"Moore说，"他们真正信任我，我在科隆这么快就获得了如此多的出场时间，这很棒。"

Moore并不惧怕走出舒适区。上个赛季，他在苏格兰超级联赛球队流浪者的租借期间，全部赛事共出场47次，打进6球、送出2次助攻。"我想让自己稍微走出舒适区，在一个大联赛里考验自己，"他说。他在英格兰青年国家队队友雷甘·黑斯和贾迈·辛普森-普西附近找到了公寓，并开始学习德语。