Today’s fluff has a face like a magnet
According to Belgian paper la Dernière Heure, José Mourinho has identified a Belgian player who would be an ideal recruit for his
Tottenham revolution – and it’s Marouane Fellaini. Apparently after playing for Shandong Luneng Taishan in their defeat to Shanghai Shenhua in Friday’s
China Cup final second leg, the elbow-swinging midfielder “received a call that would have been a balm to his heart” – from Mourinho himself. “The Portuguese coach would like to bring our compatriot back to the
Premier League,” they write, “and has made the move a priority for his first transfer window at Tottenham, particularly given that there is nobody currently at the club with a similar profile … This is the beginning of what could be the great drama of this winter window.” They go so far as to describe Fellaini as “Mourinho’s special one”, though whether Spurs fans will view the 31-year-old’s potential arrival quite so tenderly remains to be seen.
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