Jose Mourinho is not asking the club to pursue the January transfers of Marouane Fellaini, Edin Dzeko and Kalidou Koulibaly, according to the London Evening Standard.
Dan Kilpatrick of Standard Sport cites various sources linking Tottenham Hotspur with interest in the aforementioned trio, but it is his understanding those reports are wide of the mark.
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This may not come as a surprise to most Spurs fans as the only believable target out of the three was Dzeko.
Boasting Premier League experience with Manchester City and a fine goalscoring record since moving to Italy, the Roma striker did appear to fit the bill as back-up to Harry Kane.
But it seems as though Mourinho is ready to give Troy Parrott a chance to make that role his own – starting against Bayern Munich tomorrow.
Koulibaly would be an incredible signing to lead a new-look defence but would be out of our reach. Speaking about Bruno Fernandes, who has a release clause of £85m, Mourinho said the Portuguese was a player “of a level and value that is not for us,”, according to the Daily Mail.
Napoli’s Koulibaly would likely cost at least that, if not more.
And then there is Fellaini. There was not much substance to the rumours that Mourinho would like to reunite with the former Manchester United midfielder, now playing in China, but it is nevertheless a relief to see them dismissed from a credible journalist.
As it stands, there is every indication that the Special One is happy to stick with the squad he has got until the summer.
