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Tottenham’s interest in Joe Rodon was long-standing, with Sky Sports News reporting earlier this month, both clubs had started talks about a move for the player; watch Tottenham vs West Ham live on Sky Sports Premier League HD from 4pm Sunday; kick-off 430 h
Tottenham have signed Swansea defender Joe Rodon in an initial £ 11million worth £ 15million deal, subject to international clearance
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The 22-year-old Welsh international has impressed Steve Cooper’s side in the Championship and has now completed his move to north London
Rodon has signed a contract until 2025 and will wear the No.14 shirt at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Tottenham’s interest in Rodon was long-standing, with Sky Sports News reporting earlier this month the two clubs had started talks about a move for the player
Jose Mourinho has expressed his desire to bolster Tottenham’s central defensive options, having already added full-backs Matt Doherty and Sergio Reguilon in the international transfer window
Meanwhile, Tottenham defender Cameron Carter-Vickers has joined Bournemouth on a one-season loan The 22-year-old has gone through Spurs academy and made four first-team appearances
Earlier this summer, Sky Sports EFL pundits Danny Higginbotham and Andy Hinchcliffe assessed Rodon’s attributes as part of the Future Star series and explained why he is such a special talent
“He’s right up there in terms of position for his age,” said Andy Hinchcliffe “I think what you tend to do with young center-backs is look at the greats of the Premier League You watch Rio Ferdinand and John Terry and there are elements of both in Rodon’s game
« What I want from a center-half is someone who likes to defend Yes they can play, but they don’t just like to defend, they really want to defend – they want to get in the line they want to prevent the opposition from scoring This is what we see with Rodon When the ball is there to be won, it wins «
Swansea handled Rodon’s departure by completing the signing of Ryan Bennett from Wolves, subject to international clearance
The former England U21 international brings a wealth of experience with over 100 league appearances to his name, as well as Premier League stints with Norwich, Wolves and Leicester
Jose Mourinho says that Arsène Wenger did not mention him in his autobiography « because he never beat me »
Former Arsenal manager Wenger posted a new autobiography this week titled ‘My Life in Red and White’, but the exclusion of his former nemesis, Mourinho, did not go unnoticed
When asked to explain his absence from the book, Tottenham boss Mourinho said: « Because he never beat me
« You are not going to make a chapter in 12 or 14 games without ever winning some
« So why should he mention me in his book A book is one thing to make you happy to make you proud So I fully understand the situation »
Harry Kane is emerging as a creator and goalscorer under Jose Mourinho at Tottenham, writes Nick Wright
One of Jose Mourinho’s first acts as Tottenham manager was summoning Harry Kane to his office for a meeting In this one, as All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur shows, he said he could help him « build his status » as one of the best players in the world « That’s my goal, » Kane replied « I want to be [like] Ronaldo and Messi »
Mourinho said Kane could ‘explode’ under the guidance of a manager who already enjoys this status – « my profile, I’m a bit like that as a coach, » he added – and given the two names Kane himself mentioned, the hypothesis was that the explosion was referring to his rating rate
A year later, however, and Mourinho’s plan for Kane is different from how he was initially perceived. Rather than focus on increasing his goal scoring, he wants Kane to become a player. who creates as well as scores, a player who serves the team in many ways
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