Luka Vuskovic drama, two likely Tottenham loan recalls but Mikey Moore quashes return

There were some happy faces among the Tottenham players out on loan across various leagues over the past week and some frustrated ones.

In total, Spurs have sent 13 players out on loan to clubs spread across England, Scotland, Germany, Spain and South America with some getting the game time they needed, some rediscovering their happiness, others picking up injuries and other struggling to get what they need from their time away.

Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank will be receiving plenty of reports on all of their progress from the club's Head of Loans and Pathways Andy Scoulding as Spurs look to decide which players will be part of the future and which of them will move on to new challenges.

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Here's how every single one of Tottenham's large group of loan players got on across the world this week. We're leaving out George Abbott because the young midfielder is currently out for Wycombe Wanderers for potentially up to four months with a quad injury.

Luka Vuskovic (Hamburg)

Luka Vuskovic has become an ever-present for Hamburg and is hugely popular with the club's fans, his shirts selling in large numbers for the Bundesliga outfit.

The late drama wasn't just reserved for the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as the 18-year-old centre-back enjoyed a day to remember on Saturday as Hamburg grabbed a 97th minute leveller at home against Borussia Dortmund.

Vuskovic played the full match in the back three and joined in the wild celebrations as substitute Ransford Konigsdorffer headed home Miro Muheim's cross at the death.

Spurs' young Croatian recorded the hosts' most defensive contributions on the day as he managed 10 clearances, including nine headed ones, along with three interceptions, two blocks and two ball recoveries.

Vuskovic is settling in very well at Hamburg and media outlet Bild reported last month that he is still studying for his school qualifications through online learning and learning German and Italian to complement his English and Croatian language skills.

The teenager has played eight times for the Bundesliga side since joining, scoring once and only picking up one yellow card despite the amount of defending he has to do for the battling side from Hamburg.

Mikey Moore (Rangers)

Mikey Moore netted his first goal for Rangers with a confident finish in the 3-0 win at Dundee as the Danny Rohl era at the club stretched to three consecutive Scottish Premiership wins.

The 18-year-old swept home his finish after a good passing move from the visitors and he was denied a second goal before the break after it was adjudged on review that the offside Mohamed Diomande had interfered with Dundee goalkeeper Jon McCracken's view of Danilo's initial attempt.

Moore was a constant pest to Dundee during his 66 minutes on the pitch, drifting off the right wing into more central positions to cause problems aplenty.

The teenager spoke about his tough loan after the game and coming out the other side with recent displays.

"It was a difficult start for me and I don’t think I showed anywhere near what I know I can do," he said. "Mentally it’s been unbelievable for me because it’s a massive club and I think it’s strengthened me up a lot because it’s probably the toughest time I’ve been through.

"So now I’m happy to be coming out of it, but now I need to keep on going and performing.

On speculation that he was aiming for a return to north London, the teenager said: "I was never ready to go back. I always knew that at some point it would change and I’ve changed it for myself a little bit in the last few weeks, but I need to keep building and playing even better than I am.

"I’m picking up goals and assists, as I said in midweek that I need to, so I’m happy with the goal on Sunday. I’m feeling a lot more confident, I’m getting used to the league, used to my teammates and the manager’s helped me a lot as well, he’s come in and he’s gave me confidence and belief in myself which has been good from him, so I’m excited to keep going.

"There’s a lot of pressure on a young boy coming from the Premier League, but as long as I’m improving and I’m helping Rangers go win games and picking up goals and helping the team, that’s all that matters for now."

Moore has been given a freer role under former Sheffield Wednesday boss Rohl and is enjoying the chance to create.

"I think it helps me being in that role. I always want to be involved in the game as much as possible and I like to get in the pockets," said the youngster. "I can play wide but I think I’ve had a bit of a mix of both, so I’m enjoying the role I’ve been given."

Will Lankshear (Oxford United)

Will Lankshear netted his fifth goal of the season for Championship side Oxford United as they lost 2-1 at Ryan Mason's West Bromwich Albion.

It was a much-needed victory for Mason, who has been under increasing pressure following a poor run of form with the Baggies.

Lankshear was on hand to convert Przemyslaw Placheta’s cross from close range and give the visitors a 54th-minute lead at The Hawthorns, but the hosts turned it all around to claim all three points.

Oxford sit 21st in the table with just three wins from their 15 Championship matches but Lankshear has been a success so far with five goals from 14 of those games.

Manor Solomon (Villarreal)

Manor Solomon's loan at Villarreal has not been a success so far unfortunately as the 26-year-old has made just one La Liga start for the club.

The winger has been left unused on the bench for three of the past four matches in the league and missed out entirely on their matchday squad for Saturday's 2-0 win at Espanyol due to a back problem. In the Champions League, he has been unused in three of the Spanish club's four games, albeit one of those against Juventus he missed as it fell on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur.

Solomon's back problem has kept him out of international duty with Israel this month but he is expected to return after the break for Villarreal's upcoming matches.

There has been some speculation that the Spurs winger could return from Spain to head out on loan elsewhere in January if his situation does not improve, with another spell at Leeds United mooted.

Yang Min-hyeok (Portsmouth)

Yang Min-hyeok got just seven minutes from the bench at the end of Portsmouth's 3-2 defeat at Hull City on Saturday.

The 19-year-old had been on a run of seven straight starts in the Championship but as the results took a turn for the worse so Yang found himself unused on the bench in the midweek goalless draw at home to Wrexham and then he just came on for the final moments of the defeat at Hull.

It has been a positive loan spell on the whole though for the South Korean starlet with two goals and one assist in his 10 appearances so far with 593 minutes of football to his name.

Alejo Veliz (Rosario Central)

It was only the second time in seven league matches in Argentina that Alejo Veliz did not record a goal or assist for Rosario.

The 22-year-old has enjoyed his return to Argentina and has picked up five goals and one assist in his 15 matches back at his old club. Saturday brought a goalless affair though at home against San Lorenzo.

After a couple of unsuccessful loan spells in Spain, Veliz has had exactly the move he needed with a whopping 1,271 minutes to his name so far.

Alfie Devine (Preston North End)

Alfie Devine continues to get plenty of Championship experience with Preston as they also drew at the weekend, 1-1 at Millwall.

The midfielder came off the bench for the final 20 minutes of the game but has started the majority of matches for North End since joining in the summer.

The 21-year-old's cameo from the bench earned him a 6.5 in the Lancashire Post's player ratings with the words: "Threw himself straight into the contest and showed plenty of bite. Made a positive impact overall."

Devine has notched two goals and two assists from his 14 matches for Preston so far this season.

Ashley Phillips & Jamie Donley (Stoke City)

Tottenham must be considering recalling Jamie Donley from his loan at Stoke for the 20-year-old has barely featured for the Potters. He has not started a single game in the Championship and has only come off the bench twice in the past 13 matches in the league.

Donley has not been included in the past three matchday squads under Stoke boss Mark Robins and Tottenham will be wary of his development being stunted by the lack of opportunities to play, with 77 Championship minutes to his name across four matches.

His Spurs team-mate Ashley Phillips is back in contention at least and has started the past eight matches in the league for the Potters, playing every single minute of them.

Donley will be hoping his fortune changes at Stoke in the coming weeks as the games come thick and fast, otherwise he could well be playing elsewhere in 2026.

Alfie Dorrington (Aberdeen)

Alfie Dorrington has also been struggling for game time at Aberdeen in recent weeks.

The 20-year-old centre-back has not been named in the past two matchday squads in the Scottish Premiership and has not started a match since September.

The defender has 12 appearances to his name and 716 minutes of football.

Damola Ajayi (Doncaster Rovers)

Damola Ajayi was also out of a matchday squad as Doncaster lost 2-1 at home to Barnsley in League One on Saturday.

Ajayi has been getting experience though on his first loan with 15 appearances and one goal with 585 minutes under the 19-year-old winger's belt.

Tyrese Hall (Notts County)

Tyrese Hall has been getting plenty of game time for Notts County and will be hoping to start yet again as they travel to Cheltenham in League Two on Monday night.

The 20-year-old midfielder has got five goals and one assist across 814 minutes in 15 appearances on his first senior loan.