Tottenham Hotspur have signaled increased interest in Portuguese winger Jota. Spurs are on the lookout for short-term reinforcements following the injuries to their attackers Manor Solomon and Ivan Perisic and have become aware of the new signing from Al-Ittihad Club, reports “The Times“.
Jota only moved from Celtic Glasgow to Saudi Arabia in July for 29.1 million euros. Problematic for the 24-year-old: the former junior national player is currently not eligible to play for his new club in the Saudi Pro League, as due to a restriction on foreigners, only eight Legionnaires are allowed to be in the squad. Since mid-September, Jota has only appeared three times in the AFC Champions League for Al-Ittihad.
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Marcelo Grohe, Luiz Felipe, Fabinho, N’Golo Kanté, Igor Coronado, Karim Benzema, Romarinho and Abderrazak Hamdallah completely fill out the contingent – in addition to Jota, 32-year-old central defender Ahmed Hegazy is also condemned to watch. Tottenham think that a loan could come into play for the Portuguese offensive man. After a great start, the last three Premier League games were all lost – they are currently in fifth place.
At the Londoners, Jota would meet coach Ange Postecoglou again. Under the Australian, who has been in charge of the “Spurs” since the summer, the professional experienced his best time with 28 goals and 26 assists in 83 competitive games. And also his most successful with two championships, one cup and two league cup victories. Postecoglou would like to see Jota again, it is said. Also to cushion the increasingly long injury list with at least some new power for the offensive.
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