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New Roma boss Jose Mourinho 'planning raid on ex-club Tottenham for Eric Dier and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg... while he eyes reunion with Juan Mata' as he draws up transfer shopping list ahead of life back in Italy

Roma's new boss Jose Mourinho has already begun planning for life in the Italian capital by reportedly putting together a shortlist of transfer candidates from the Premier League.

Mourinho, who was the shock appointment as Roma's new boss just weeks after his sacking from Tottenham, has already handed a shopping list over to the club's sporting director Tiago Pinto and is ready to build a strong and aggressive side made up of players from England.

Former Inter Milan manager Mourinho returns to Italy after 11 years away with huge motivation to usurp his former club and managerial rival Antonio Conte in Serie A with Roma.