Sporting midfielder Bruno Fernandes has revealed that he was close to joining Tottenham this summer.
In an interview (translated by Daily Mirror), the midfielder claims that Spurs made several proposals for him and everything was right for him but Sporting decided against the club.
Apparently, they were not happy with the fee Spurs were willing to pay. The Portuguese club were looking to pocket around €70million from his sale.
He said: “As you all know, Tottenham made a lot of proposals for me. Everything was right with me – or practically should be.