Mikey Moore has now shared the details of his mystery injury at Tottenham last season, and there was a reason Postecoglou kept it hidden.

Moore made an immediate impact when he was handed opportunities in the Europa League by Ange Postecoglou last season, but the midfielder had a lengthy spell on the sidelines towards the end of 2024.

Postecoglou refused to share any details regarding the Spurs youngster’s injury, making it clear that he and Tottenham wanted to protect the 17-year-old and stop any speculation.

The former Spurs boss suggested at the time that it was ‘nothing serious’, but the youngster has now confessed that it was indeed a major scare.

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Moore, who is excelling on loan at Rangers this season, has now revealed that he felt a pain in his chest just a few days ahead of Tottenham’s clash against Galatasaray last season.

The teenager revealed that he was diagnosed with myocarditis and confessed that he was fortunate that it was detected early.

The Spurs academy graduate told the club’s official channel: “I was playing really well, starting to find my feet in the first team, then I think it was just before the Galatasaray game.

“I trained a couple of days...