Jose Mourinho tipped for reunion with Tottenham star after Man Utd move fizzled

Jose Mourinho endeavoured to carry Eric Dier to Old Trafford during

his time as Manchester United manager, and may now return for the middle back.

The Portuguese were blamed for undermining Dier by Spurs’

then-Manager Mauricio Pochettino in the wake of endeavouring to get it done

for the England international with the end goal of involving him as a central midfielder.

Eventually, Spurs thumped back United’s interest and

Mourinho turned his consideration towards Nemanja Matic.

Dier has since been utilized all the more regularly as a central defender in

North London, incorporating during Mourinho’s time in control, however,

the late spring appearance of Ange Postecoglou has seen the 29-year-old sidelined.

Presently, as Roma defender Chris Smalling battles with injury, new reports recommend

ex-Spurs manager Mourinho could be in line for a reunion with Dier in the Italian capital.

As per Corriere dello Sport (through Football Italia), Dier is one of Mourinho’s top

inclinations as he looks for fortifications at the back. Smalling,

a standard last term, has just played three

Serie A games this season in the wake of enduring tendonitis.

Dier is out of contract over the summer, and would almost certainly fit

the cost profile inclined toward the Giallorossi.

Most of Roma’s summer signings showed up free or on loan, with

Leandro Paredes the main permanent signing to order an expense.

While there was reported interest in Dier over the summer,

the former Sporting CP man remained in North London.

New arrival Micky van de Ven has taken his place in the side, though,

with Dier yet to play a single minute under Postecoglou.

“I figured out that United have made a methodology and the player is being weakened,

” Pochettino wrote in his book State-of-the-art Existence,

as cited by the Mail while tending to past intrigue from Mourinho.

“His kin have been coming down on him, albeit United are not promising anything,”

“Mourinho and I had completed our meetings at Old Trafford and the players

were doing their warm-down on the pitch. At the point when Jose was finished with the press,

he remained by the entry to the passage and respected the bringing players back.

“He greeted Moussa Sissoko and hugged Dier.

They passed by me en route to the dressing rooms, laughing, and speaking in Portuguese.

Maybe it is a common Mourinho tactic, but he put Eric in a compromising position.

You cannot do that after a defeat.”

After turning his attention to Matic, though,

Mourinho insisted the Serbian was always the player he wanted.

I have the player that I want to have (Matic).

Probably I have the player I didn’t think it was possible to have…

but we got the player I really wanted,” he said.