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Jose Mourinho insists he would not swap Giovani Lo Celso for Bruno Fernandes after Tottenham missed out on signing Manchester United star

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho insists he would not swap Giovani Lo Celso for Bruno Fernandes after Spurs missed out on signing the Portuguese playmaker last summer.

The north London club were heavy favourites to sign Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon during last summer's transfer window, with the player claiming that he agreed a deal to join Spurs.

However, Sporting and Spurs failed to agree on the player's value, which saw Fernandes join Manchester United for £68million in January while Tottenham landed Lo Celso on a season-long loan last summer under Mauricio Pochettino – who was in charge of the club at the time.