Tottenham Hotspur’s brash attitude in the transfer market isn’t slowing-up anytime soon – if emerging claims are to be believed.
According to Calciomercato, Inter Milan will put mooted Spurs target Marcelo Brozovic up for sale in the January window and Jose Mourinho is keen to strike.
The 27-year-old is out-of-favour under Antonio Conte, even more so after a shocking performance in the Derby di Milano two weeks ago.
Spurs were linked with a move for the World Cup runner-up throughout the summer, though a new attacking midfielder did not come to fruition.
Brozovic could well thrive in the Premier League having drawn comparisons to Mourinho’s former captain and north London nemesis Frank Lampard.
“Although often deployed as an attacking midfielder, Brozovic looks at his best starting deep to arrive late in and around the edge of box to hammer home.”
Last season, the maestro provided three goals and six assists in the Serie A, and averaged 2.1 tackles, 1.7 shots, 1.4 interceptions and 1.2 key passes per game, via WhoScored.
This not only shows his qualities at either end of the pitch but also his impressive work rate, which is emphasised by him ranking 15th in the entire league for total recoveries (320) last season. There were only six other midfielders in front of him.
Inter reportedly slapped a €40m (£36m) price tag on his back during the summer window.
Perhaps, it is this sort of profile that Mourinho is longing for, so if Brozovic were to sign, then it would surely be the final nail in the coffin for Dele Alli and his Spurs career.
It’s no secret that the Special One thinks the 24-year-old is “lazy,” after all it was broadcast to the world on the ‘All or Nothing‘ docuseries.
Clearly very little has changed as Alli has missed four of Spurs’ last five Premier League squads entirely and hasn’t started for the club in over a month, averaging a total of just 39.6 minutes per appearance this campaign, via Transfermarkt.
On the other hand, Mourinho has previously stated his admiration for Brozovic as a player after he dubbed him “fantastic” during the World Cup whilst former boss Luciano Spalletti’s endorsement is perhaps the most glowing of them all, he once claimed that the Croatian “has a compass in his foot.”
Talk of signing a new midfielder in January is a worrying sign for Alli, whether it be Brozovic or someone else, you’d struggle to see a future for the 37-time England international should anyone arrive in that capacity.
AND in other news, Levy must surely regret missing Spurs’ dream Eriksen heir in “devastating” £40m wizard…
