Jose Mourinho is set to return to management and will immediately inherit a player Tottenham Hotspur wanted to sign last summer.
You just can’t keep Jose Mourinho out of the game.
‘The Special One’ recently lost his job as Fenerbahce boss after failing to reach the Champions League league phase.
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Mourinho has decided to overlook a Premier League return and will head back to Portugal, having accepted the Benfica job.
Photo by Bruno de Carvalho/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesJose Mourinho to inherit former Tottenham Hotspur target Georgiy Sudakov
Fenerbahce’s Champions League dream was actually ended by Benfica, so it is somewhat ironic to see Mourinho taking over the Lisbon giants.
This is Mourinho’s first job in Portugal since guiding Porto to Champions League glory in 2004.
Mourinho returns to Benfica, having managed the club back in 2000, and he now inherits a squad which features a former Tottenham Hotspur target in Georgiy Sudakov.
Tottenham eyed Sudakov under Ange Postecoglou, viewing the Ukrainian as a potential addition to bring more creativity to Spurs.
Spurs held talks to land Sudakov, but he stayed with Shakhtar Donetsk for one more season and racked up 15 goals as well as six assists.
Top Premier League interest in Sudakov faded this past summer, and Benfica were able to pounce with a loan deal, which has the scope for a permanent move next summer.
That is a far cry from the £60million Tottenham were quoted for Sudakov, as Shakhtar’s attempts to land another big sale fell flat.
Shakhtar believe Sudakov is a ‘really special’ talent, and he now has the chance to prove that under Mourinho.
Georgiy Sudakov can play his way back onto Tottenham Hotspur’s radar
Tottenham recently signed Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig, so Spurs may not be in the market for a creative player in January or even next summer.
Spurs fans want to see Simons as a number 10, though Thomas Frank has yet to go down that route.
Sudakov could still play his way back onto Tottenham’s radar, though, as Benfica represent a step forward in his career.
Top Premier League sides may be wary of shopping in the Ukrainian market after Mykhailo Mudryk’s move to Chelsea.
Tottenham may want to see Sudakov shine outside of Ukraine before making any move down the line, and a move to Benfica offers that opportunity.
Creative players haven’t always flourished under Mourinho, but if Sudakov can make himself a Benfica star this season, Spurs may just come calling in the future.