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‘Maybe Tottenham Hotspur’s stricter spending is new to Mourinho’ - Vega

Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Ramon Vega says Jose Mourinho might no longer be accustomed to working with a team less competitive in the transfer market.

The Spurs manager arrived at the club last November to take over from Mauricio Pochettino, and inherited largely the same squad which reached the Uefa Champions League final the previous season.

Mourinho’s January transfer business was highlighted by the £27 million signing of Dutch forward Steven Bergwijn from PSV Eindhoven, a loan acquisition of Gedson Fernandes from Benfica and the taking up of the £27 million purchase option on midfielder Giovani Lo Celso from an initial loan deal.