Jose Mourinho has handed a small payback to Tottenham Hotspur for his sacking back in 2021, with the Portuguese coach’s selection decision over the weekend wrecking Spurs’ plan.
Yusuf Akcicek has emerged as one of the most highly rated young defenders in the Turkish top flight since breaking into the Fenerbahce side.
According to a new update, the 19-year-old centre-back is on Tottenham Hotspur’s radar, with the North London club keeping an eye on him ahead of his progress.
However, it has been revealed that the Premier League club’s efforts to run their rule over the teenager were ruined by Jose Mourinho over the weekend.
Jose Mourinho ruins Tottenham’s Yusuf Akcicek scouting mission
This update comes from The Mirror, who say that Tottenham have been impressed by Yusuf Akcicek and their scouts made the trip to Turkey to watch the player in action against Antalyaspor on Sunday.
However, even though the defender impressed in the recent derby clash with Galatasaray and Fenerbahce’s 4-1 Turkish Cup win over Gaziantep last week, he did not feature against Antalyaspor.
Mourinho dropped the promising young centre-back to the bench and he remained an unused substitute during the game, which meant Spurs’ scouting mission to Istanbul was entirely wasted.
