Jose Mourinho revealed that he wanted to sign one of the world’s current best defenders while at Tottenham but the club said no.
The Portuguese manager is currently in Italy where he is in charge of Serie A side, AS Roma. The 60-year-old has had a tremendous career as a manager, overseeing some of the best teams in the world.
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Much of his time was spent in England where he managed multiple sides including Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham. In a recent interview, he revealed that it was at the North London club where he almost signed Napoli defender Kim Min-jae but the club refused to pay the extra money.
“I wanted to sign Kim Min-jae when I was at Tottenham. I had some FaceTime calls with him — our bid was €5m, Fenerbahçe wanted €10m for Kim and for Tottenham that wasn’t possible. Now look at Kim and his level, he’s a top player.” Mourinho said.
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