FORMER Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has slammed the club for rejecting the chance to sign Kim Min-jae.
The South Korean international is one of the breakout stars in Europe this season following his performances for Serie A side Napoli.
He joined the Naples outfit in the summer of 2022 after the club agreed a £15.8million fee with Turkish club Fenerbache.
But things could have been very different for the 26-year-old, as Roma boss Mourinho revealed he wanted to sign him when he was at Spurs.
However Mourinho claims that Fenerbahce’s £8.7million price tag was too much for the club.
He said: “I wanted to sign Kim Min-jae when I was at Tottenham.
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“I had some FaceTime calls with him — our bid was €5m, Fenerbahce wanted €10m for Kim and for Tottenham that wasn’t possible at that point”.
“Now look at Kim and his level, he’s a top player”.
The comments have peaked the interest of fans who have all been left saying the same thing.
Mourinho seems to have got his dates muddled as he had been sacked and appointed as manager of Roma before Min-jea joined Fenerbache.
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When Mourinho was dismissed from Spurs, the defender was still at CSL side Beijing Guoan.
One fan tweeted: “Didn’t Mourinho leave Tottenham before the player even joined Fenerbahce? Must have the wrong club.”
A second wrote: “Funny that Mourinho was sacked by Spurs in April 21 & Min Jae didn’t join Fenerbahce until August 21.”
A third commented: “Kim moved to Fenerbahce 4 months after Mourinho was fired by Spurs.”
A fourth said: “But wasn’t Kim at Beijing?”
A fifth added: “Didn’t Fenerbahce sign Kim Min-jae after Jose got sacked at Spurs?”
Mourinho may have muddled up Fenerbahce with his former side Beijing Guoan, as the club had been linked with a move for the defender before he had been sacked.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
