The Fiver | Come on then, what’s José Mourinho up to?

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Come on then, what’s José Mourinho up to? What’s his angle? He has spent most of his career buying ready-made players, and The Fiver fully expected him to celebrate his first transfer window at Spurs by signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Samuel Eto’o and Ricardo Carvalho’s dad. Instead, he’s brought in three players whose combined age is only just older than Ibrahimovic. Gedson Fernandes, 21, joined on loan from Benfica with a view to a permanent move; goalscoring winger Steven Bergwijn, 22, is on the way from PSV; and Welsh comedy hip-hop group Goldie Lookin’ Chain, 23, have made their loan from Betis permanent. Eh? What do you mean GLC stands for Giovani Lo Celso?

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