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Report: Mourinho doesn’t want to be Spurs head coach, wants to be manager
According to the Daily Mail, Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho doesn’t want to be the club’s head coach any longer as he feels the job title has marginalised him during the club’s transfer activities this summer. Erstwhile Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino had his title changed from head coach to manager two years after his arrival from Southampton, and the Portuguese feels he deserves the same status after 10 months at the club. A manager has more influence at a club than a head coach, but Pochettino was left frustrated last July, claiming his job title should be changed from manager to head coach as he has no influence over Tottenham’s transfer activity. Spurs have brought back Gareth Bale and refused to sell Dele Alli this summer, and those two decisions have been made largely by chairm...
Report: Spurs’ main target with Skriniar deal off is German, he prefers them to Barca
According to The Athletic, Chelsea centre-back Antonio Rudiger is Tottenham Hotspur’s main target with a move for Inter Milan star Milan Skriniar all but over. Spurs head coach Jose Mourinho wants to strengthen his backline before Monday’s transfer deadline, and while he is keen on the Slovakian, Inter’s demands are putting his side off. With just three days left in the summer transfer window, Tottenham can’t afford to waste precious time and are ready to make a move for Rudiger. The Chelsea star hasn’t kicked a ball for Frank Lampard’s side this season and he is clearly not in the manager’s plans. While the likes of AC Milan, Inter Milan, Roma and Barcelona have also expressed an interest in the Germany international, Tottenham are Rudiger’s preferred destination. However, the Stamford Br...
Report: Tottenham have asked about signing 27-yr-old Premier League ace
Are interested in signing the Chelsea centre back Antonio Rudiger. The 27 year old German international seems to have fallen down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge and he could do with a move away from the club this summer. Chelsea have signed Sarr, Thiago Silva and Ben Chilwell to improve their back four so far. Tottenham need to add more depth to their defensive unit and root eagle should prove to be a quality addition. According to Nicolo Schira, Tottenham have asked about a potential loan deal and it will be interesting to see if Chelsea are willing to accept such an offer. AC Milan are keen on signing the German defender as well. If Chelsea decide to loan him out, it would be a superb bit of business from Tottenham who will be able to sign an established Premier League defender wit...
Jan Vertonghen’s immediate reaction as Tottenham Hotspur sign Carlo Vinicius
Tottenham Hotspur have announced the season-long loan signing of Brazilian striker Carlo Vinicius from Benfica. ✍️ We are delighted to announce the signing of striker Carlos Vinicius on a season-long loan from Benfica.#BemVindoVinícius ⚪️ #COYS — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) October 2, 2020 Spurs head coach Jose Mourinho is finally getting an addition to the striking department, and the 25-year-old is expected to come good. Vinicius ended last term with 18 goals in 32 matches, emerging as the joint top goalscorer in the Portugal’s Premiera Liga. The Brazilian will wear the jersey number 45 and hope to impress in order to seal a permanent move to Tottenham next summer. Former Spurs star Jan Vertonghen joined Benfica in the summer and knows one or two things...
‘Great striker’, ‘Damn good deal’ – Some Spurs fans react to 24-goal star’s imminent arrival
Tottenham have agreed on a deal to sign Carlos Vinicius from Benfica. The Portuguese club have confirmed that the striker will join the Premier League side on a loan deal which will cost £2.73m and the Londoners have an option to make the move permanent for a fee of around £38m. Vinicius to Tottenham is also official. €3m loan, €45m buy option, medicals today, contract until June 2025. Here we go confirmed. ⚪️ #THFC #Spurs pic.twitter.com/m5b1xAV7sh — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 2, 2020 Vinicius managed to score 24 goals last season and he should prove to be a useful option for Mourinho this season. The Spurs boss needed to bring in another goalscorer and the Brazilian will now share the goalscoring burden alongside Kane and Son. It remains to be seen wheth...
Report: Jose removes 28y/o from Spurs’ Europa League squad ahead of tonight’s clash
According to Football London, Tottenham Hotspur head coach Jose Mourinho has taken South Korean forward Son Heung-min out of the side’s Europa League squad ahead of tonight’s play-off clash against Maccabi Haifa. The 28-year-old is currently out injured having been withdrawn at half-time against Newcastle United on Sunday, and he is a huge doubt for Sunday’s trip to Manchester United and may not see action until after the international break. As a result, Mourinho decided to replace Son in the 25-man squad with Argentine goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga last night. Teams are allowed to make changes to their squad up until the night before a match during the qualifying stages of the Europa League. Spurs host the Israeli Premier League side tonight and will look to secure a victory and grab one of...
Report: Mourinho feels recent news has distracted Spurs star & turned his head
Tottenham Hotspur attacking midfielder Dele Alli has been constantly linked with a move away from North London in recent days, with Paris Saint-Germain reportedly keen on signing him. The England international has been omitted from four of Spurs’ last five matchday squads, and it remains to be seen if he will be included in the ones for today’s Europa League play-off against Maccabi Haifa and Sunday’s Premier League clash at Old Trafford against Manchester United. Despite his incredible return of six goals in nine appearances against Chelsea, Dele wasn’t part of boss Jose Mourinho’s squad for Tuesday’s derby in the League Cup last-16. According to The Athletic’s Charlie Eccleshare, the Portuguese felt that his head had been turned by links with a move away from Tottenham in the build-up to...
Report: Boost for Spurs as in-demand £150k-per-week star wants to play for London club
Tottenham Hotspur have received a massive boost in the race to sign Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger. According to reports from ESPN, Chelsea are willing to let Rudiger leave the club before Monday’s transfer deadline. The report claims that the Blues would prefer to sell him to an overseas club amid interest from Tottenham. French giants Paris Saint-Germain have shown interest in signing Rudiger, while the likes of Roma and Barcelona are also keen. Tottenham have not made a formal approach as yet but they are monitoring the situation. Spurs are keen to sign Milan Skriniar, and in case no agreement is reached with Inter Milan, they would move for Rudiger. However, Rudiger, who is on £150k-per-week wages at Chelsea, wants to stay in the Premier League, and ideally, he would like to joi...
Jurgen Klopp surprised by Liverpool’s early season form
Jurgen Klopp said Monday that he has been blown away by the standards Liverpool have set at the start of their Premier League title defence after coming from behind to beat Arsenal 3-1 at Anfield. Goals from Sadio Mane, Andy Robertson and Diogo Jota saw off the Gunners, who had won their opening two league games of the season. While Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham and now Arsenal have all lost in the opening three weeks of the new campaign, Liverpool have taken maximum points to lay down an early marker that they remain the team to beat in the Premier League this season. “It’s really early in the season and with this performance it is absolutely ‘wow’,” said coach Klopp. “From the first second, (it was) dominant against a team in form. We had to be careful like hell ...
‘Would be frightening’, ‘We can dream’ – Some Celtic fans react to club’s approach for £25m ace
Celtic have made an approach to sign the Tottenham winger Ryan Sessegnon. The 20-year-old has not been a regular starter at the club since his £25m move from Fulham and a move away from the London club would be ideal for him. Sessegnon needs to play more often at this stage of his career and Celtic can provide him with that opportunity. The youngster can play as a left-back as well and his versatility would be an added bonus for the Scottish giants if they manage to sign him. Sessegnon is a prodigious talent with a massive future ahead of himself. Celtic would have a future star on their hands if they signed him. As per reports (h/t Daily Record), the deal could be difficult to complete because of the finances involved. It will be interesting to see if Celtic can convince Spurs to let...
‘Finally closing in on agreeing a deal’: Alasdair Gold provides exciting Spurs transfer update
Tottenham head coach Jose Mourinho is confident that the club will sign a new striker before the end of the summer transfer window. Harry Kane remains the only recognised centre-forward in Spurs’ first-team squad this season. The north London club have been linked with moves for players like Bournemouth’s Josh King, Napoli’s Arkadiusz Milik and Torino’s Andrea Belotti, and Mourinho is confident that Spurs will sign a back-up striker before Monday’s deadline. The Portuguese said: “I am optimistic, but more than that the feeling that I like is that we are trying everything to do it. You succeed or you don’t succeed. It’s like a football match: you win or you don’t win but you give everything and try everything. The transfer market is the...
Sessegnon & some Spurs stars left in stitches after what Dier did with MOTM award
Tottenham Hotspur secured a berth in the League Cup quarter-finals following last night’s win over Chelsea, and Eric Dier was named the official man of the match. The England international put in an impressive shift just two days after playing 90 minutes against Newcastle United. Dier also caught the eyes of the viewers after sprinting off the pitch into the dressing room. The Tottenham star was followed quickly by boss Jose Mourinho and both re-emerged a couple of minutes later. Dier desperately needed the toilet and couldn’t afford to not answer the call of nature, and he took his award to the restroom to snap, joking that it was the real MOTM. It left the likes of Ryan Sessegnon in stitches, and here is how the left-back and some Spurs stars reacted to the snap on Instagram: Dier used t...
