da dobrowin： Tottenham are unlikely to rekindle their interest in Joao Moutinho in January, according to Andre Villas-Boas.
da cassino： Spurs worked tirelessly on transfer deadline day to get a £22m deal secured for the Portuguese playmaker, but were thwarted in their efforts after failing to agree a deal with a third party owner of the Porto Player.
Villas-Boas believes that January proves an expensive time to conduct transfer business and also feels that the club are well covered this season:
“We were prepared for missing out on that player.
“We set our sights on that player in the end of the transfer window – we couldn’t conclude the deal but we were ready if that failed.
“It’s not likeable that we go back in January. Generally the market is very difficult and very expensive, and it’s highly unlikely that we will continue to pursue that transfer because by then we will have Parker coming back, and he’s a player that we want to come back as soon as possible.
“He’s a player who had maximum importance for this club last season and we feel that he can add so much to the squad that we are waiting for the moment when he can come back, so it’s just a question that we have to reassess at that time.” (Sky Sports)
Tottenham travel to the Madjeski Stadium tomorrow afternoon in search of their first win of the season.