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Tottenham are interested in signing Paris Saint-Germain forward Angel Di Maria at the end of the season, according to reports. The 32-year-old became a key player for the French champions after joining from Manchester United five years ago and has started every game since the appointment of new boss Mauricio Pochettino.
Di Maria could be on his way back to the Premier League (Image: GETTY)
Tottenham's interest could provide additional leverage in negotiations as he seeks a two-year deal to take him through to retirement.
Spurs boss Jose Mourinho worked with Di Maria at Real Madrid, with Los Blancos clinching two major trophies during their time together in the Spanish capital.
The forward has previously revealed his admiration for Mourinho, who he claims helped to develop his all-round game and technical ability.
"Mourinho made me a better player," Di Maria said in 2013, as reported by the Daily Mail. "He showed me many things and made me grow as a footballer.
"He helped me to move into a different position, to sacrifice myself more for the team. I'm very grateful to him.
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The winger struggled at times for United (Image: GETTY)
"He told me that, at Real, I was a forward that could also defend and that I couldn't rest when they were on the attack.
"As I was performing under him for the three years he was at Madrid he put me in the starting line-up.
"The Di Maria playing down the middle compared to the one now is a different player, both technically and tactically.'"
Spurs were among the busiest spenders in pre-season but are yet to make a signing this month with less than a week until Monday's deadline.
Mourinho claimed at the beginning of the month that he would not ask Daniel Levy to fund new additions, citing the club's productive summer window and subsequent financial uncertainty as a result of the pandemic.
Spurs have not won England's top flight since 1961 (Image: EXPRESS)
"Honestly, if something good happens to us it'd be a big surprise for me," Mourinho told reporters.
"I don't feel the right to ask for something. One thing is to analyse, which of course I do.
"One thing is to analyse and to commit to that analysis, write a report and be committed to that report, which of course I did - I have to be professional.
"Another thing is to demand [new signings] which I never do. And another thing is to ask for [new signings] and I'm not going to ask for anything because I respect the effort that the club made [in the summer]."