Mikey Moore looks to be on the verge of a loan move to the Bundesliga following his season at Rangers.
Fans of the Ibrox club would have loved to have seen the 18-year-old winger return for the campaign ahead after becoming a favourite during the 2025/26 season.
His impact saw him find the net seven times but, as well as raising the question over whether he could be given a chance by Tottenham, it also generated interest from other clubs.
He now looks set to join FC Koln for the 2026/27 season and gain further experience in the German top flight.
Fabrizio Romano reported on Sunday that Koln had send an official loan offer to the Premier League giants. Negotiations were at an advanced stage and that became his most likely destination.
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Romano has now delivered an update and said: "Exclusive story, confirmed: Mikey Moore, one step away from joining Koln."
Moore was holding out for a move to a top five league club this summer, amid interest from English Championship side Middlesbrough.
Quizzed on whether Moore could be involved with the Spurs first-team in the upcoming Premier League season, De Zerbi said: "We have to see.
"We have to analyse the last part of the transfer market, because we try to bring wingers, and then we speak with him, with his agent, with the club, to find the best solution for everyone."
Borussia Dortmund were another Bundesliga side tipped to make a loan bid for the teenager.