Football: Spurs priced out of Moutinho deal
“The level of expectation of Porto over [the price] is difficult,” said Villas-Boas
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Tottenham Hotspur have dropped their interest in signing Porto’s Joao Moutinho because the Portugal midfielder is too expensive, said the Premier League club’s new manager Andre Villas-Boas. Spurs are looking to replace playmaker Luka Modric, who is likely to join Real Madrid later this month, but Moutinho is not an option despite having worked under Villas-Boas at Porto. “The level of expectation of Porto over [the price] is difficult,” said Villas-Boas at the Tottenham training ground ahead of today’s league opener at Newcastle United.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 18th, 2012.
Tottenham Hotspur have dropped their interest in signing Porto’s Joao Moutinho because the Portugal midfielder is too expensive, said the Premier League club’s new manager Andre Villas-Boas. Spurs are looking to replace playmaker Luka Modric, who is likely to join Real Madrid later this month, but Moutinho is not an option despite having worked under Villas-Boas at Porto. “The level of expectation of Porto over [the price] is difficult,” said Villas-Boas at the Tottenham training ground ahead of today’s league opener at Newcastle United.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 18th, 2012.