Mourinho insists Tottenham aren’t ‘transfer window kings’ like Liverpool or Chelsea

Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho says that his side doesn’t have that much weight in the transfer market which Liverpool or Chelsea has.

Jose Mourinho’s Spurs’ venture hasn’t been a perfect affair so far as they have seen many ups and downs in the period.

Tottenham Hotspur under the management of Jose Mourinho faces arguably their toughest assignment on Saturday (at the time of writing) as they welcome Jurgen Klopp’s flying Reds at their stadium.

The Portuguese tactician says Tottenham aren’t ‘transfer window kings’ like Liverpool or Chelsea.

“Liverpool needed a goalkeeper,” he said. “They went to one of the three best goalkeepers in the world [Alisson Becker]. Boom. How many windows did they need to resolve that? One.

“But we have to do it in a different way. Amazing transfer windows, you need less time. Balanced transfer windows, you need more time and this is the profile [of Tottenham]. For me it’s about time, so more transfer windows [are needed] because we are not going ever to be the transfer window king.”

Jose Mourinho admitted that his success at Chelsea was at least partially down to the budget that club owner Roman Abramovich was able to afford him.

“Come on!” he said. “That was quite simple. [Abramovich said] ‘Which central defender do I want?’ ‘That one … thank you very much!’

“At Tottenham, it’s a different challenge. You should look at it in a different way.

“If you tell the truth about Tottenham’s situation, it’s not a problem. For me, it’s very enjoyable. I was so happy to come to the club. One of the reasons I was so happy to come was because everything was crystal clear.

“Nothing was promised to me that in this moment, I can say: ‘Oh, it was not truth, I am very disappointed, we didn’t know.’ Everything was honest and clear and I’m giving to the club what I promised, so I don’t mislead [them] either.

“When I came, I didn’t expect Harry Kane, Moussa Sissoko, Ben Davies to be out with injuries. But it doesn’t change my approach to the situation.”