Report: Jose Mourinho has personally told Fenerbahce he wants £27m Tottenham player signed

Tottenham might be enjoying a little flurry of incoming transfer activity right now but they could also lose a player to former boss Jose Mourinho.

Spurs have made a couple of big signings in the last week to really improve the squad ahead of the big kick off in the Premier League tonight.

The surprise signing of Wilson Odobert will set them back around £30m, while the £65m shelled out on Dominic Solanke last week was a club record fee.

Of course, more players might well follow but on the flip side, it also means a few sales might be needed.

Luckily for Tottenham, then, it looks like former boss Jose Mourinho is wanting one fringe player.

Jose Mourinho wants to bring Giovani Lo Celso to Turkey

According to a report from Turkish outlet Sporx, Mourinho himself has personally told Fenerbahce to go out and sign Lo Celso.

It comes as the Argentinian World Cup winner remains on the fringes of Tottenham’s squad and Ange Postecoglou is believed to be happy for Lo Celso to go.

Aston Villa are thought to be keen on keeping Lo Celso in the Premier League but whether a move abroad will appeal more, remains to be seen.

Lo Celso has struggled to have an impact at Spurs since they paid £27m to sign him permanently.

He’s spent time out on loan and under Postecoglou, is nowhere near the first-team really.

Mourinho, then, could well give the former Real Betis man a new lease of life.

Lo Celso needs to move on

A move to play under Mourinho might well be what Lo Celso needs right now but there’s no doubt he needs to move on somewhere.

The midfielder has just never done it in a Spurs shirt and while the talent is obviously there given his international credentials, it’s just not happened.

Tottenham, too, could do with the money and it allows them that bit more flexibility in the market ahead of what could be a frantic finish to the window.