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Another day, another glut of speculation about what the future holds for
Tottenham Hotspur under José Mourinho. After trolling his own employers by cavorting behind that flag while celebrating Wales’s qualification for Euro 2020,
Real Madrid rebel Gareth Bale is being linked with a return to his former club, whose new manager tried to sign him when he was in charge of Manchester United. Both Real Madrid and Bale’s agent, Jonathan Barnett, are believed to be in agreement that the Welshman will not be going anywhere until next summer at the earliest.
While David Hytner, the Guardian’s man on the Tottenham beat has it on good authority that Mourinho won’t be given any money to spend in January, that hasn’t stopped idle gossipmongers elsewhere linking Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes, Benfica centre-back Rúben Dias and
Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic with moves to White Hart Lane. Mourinho is also understood to be an admirer of Bournemouth defender Nathan Aké but is “willing to lose” want-away trio Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen and Christian Eriksen, according to the Express. He is less willing to lose Harry Kane, however, and has insisted that Spurs don’t listen to any offers for the striker next summer.