Antonio Conte wanted to sign Jordan Veretout at Inter and there are many reasons why the Frenchman could finally join the coach at Tottenham Hotspur.

A report from Il Messaggero newspaper claimed this morning that Spurs have set their sights on the 28-year-old.

Veretour was linked with a move to Inter when Conte was in charge of the Nerazzurri, but the two cubs never finalised a deal.

Despite being one of the regular starters under José Mourinho at Roma, rumours of Veretout leaving Roma are no news.

It’s been a few weeks since Sky Sport Italia suggested the Frenchman could leave at the end of the season with Roma renewing their interest in Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka.

Mourinho said last week that Veretout ‘will always be important for us’ but admitted that his performances have not been up to his standards lately.

Mourinho considers Roma options as Tottenham pounce on Veretout

Veretout played 90 minutes in Roma’s 1-0 win over Cagliari on Sunday and the former Fiorentina man has recently praised the Portuguese coach.

The midfielder has scored four goals and delivered eight assists in 27 appearances this term.

Last season, he managed 11 goals and five assists in 38 appearances. He was the designated penalty kick taker under Paulo Fonseca, but new signing Sergio Oliveira took the spot-kick against Cagliari last weekend.

Veretout’s possible Roma exit won’t be caused by a bad relationship with Mourinho despite a little drop in performances. At least for now, there are no reports of disagreements between the two.

According to Calciomercato.com, Roma are unlikely to sell their midfielder in January but could negotiate his transfer in June, hoping to get an option to sign Tanguy Ndombele.

José Mourinho is an admirer of the former Lyon man, but Giallorossi can’t afford his salary, so Veretout’s sale won’t be enough to secure the services of his compatriot.

2 thought on “Problems with Mourinho? Why Veretout could join Tottenham”
  1. Football Italia, please do better. The headline suggests Veretout has a problem with Mourinho and nowhere does it suggest that there is. The quality on this site is terrible.

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