Tottenham Hotspur must take notice as Jose Mourinho favourite Diogo Dalot told he can leave – TBR View

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Manchester United are open to offers for six of their current first-team players this summer, according to The Telegraph, including one that will surely interest Tottenham Hotspur. 

The Red Devils are willing to let Alexis Sanchez, Chris Smalling, Marcos Rojo, Phil Jones, Jesse Lingard, and Diogo Dalot leave this summer, and the latter should be a player who interests Tottenham. 

Dalot has fallen completely down the pecking order at United, with the good form of regular starters Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Luke Shaw as well as Brandon Williams’ emergence forcing him into fourth-choice full-back option. 

But Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho is known to be a big fan of the player. 

Back in April, Bleacher Report and The Sun both reported that Mourinho was keeping tabs on Dalot’s situation at Old Trafford. 

Mourinho was the manager at Old Trafford when the Red Devils paid Porto a reported (Goal) £19 million to sign Dalot in 2018. After his Premier League debut that December, Mourinho was quoted by The Sun as suggesting ‘fantastic’ Dalot could be United’s right-back for the ‘next ten years’.

Unfortunately, the young Portuguese defender has suffered hip and knee injuries which have impacted his development in England and could use a fresh start. 

Tottenham are desperately in need of recruits at both right and left-back, two positions where Dalot specialises. 

The reports in April suggested a potential asking price between £30 and £35 million but amid the current global financial situation, it is entirely conceivable Tottenham could reduce that figure or even negotiate a potential loan swoop for Mourinho’s former project. 

If Dalot could then stay injury-free and achieve his potential, Tottenham would be onto a winner.