Jose Mourinho has confessed that Steven Bergwijn was not his first-choice signing in his first transfer window as Tottenham manager.
The Dutch winger arrived from PSV Eindhoven in January and has made a positive impact with three goals in six Premier League games, including a superb solo opener in Friday’s 1-1 draw with Manchester United.
However, Mourinho admitted to his press conference today that all credit for signing Bergwijn must go Daniel Levy and the recruitment team.
It is a strange thing to admit publicly but I think Mourinho’s comments are innocent enough. He didn’t say he wanted this winger, or that winger instead. He said he wasn’t his first-choice signing and that’s because he was probably looking at other areas such as central midfield and up front.
It does open up a can of worms though about who is choosing the players…
That’s a discussion for another day, because what else I found interesting was that that Mourinho made a point of praising the 23-year-old for having such a good attitude for a relatively young kid. Do you know who else is 23? – Tanguy Ndombele. Might this have been a veiled dig at the Frenchman?
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