According to the Western media donbalon, the Premier League "local tycoon" Newcastle has taken a fancy to Roma centre-back Smalling and is willing to bid 25 million for the Mourinho's love. At the same time, Mourinho is interested in signing veteran Ndombele from Tottenham, and the player is worth about 30 million.
During the Manchester United era, Mourinho coached Smalling, who played behind Lindelof and Bailey, and did not play much time. After Mourinho left Manchester United, Smalling was loaned to Roma to play, performed well, and sat in the main position, and Roma officially bought it out for 15 million. Last summer, Mourinho joined Roma, and he and Smalling met again. There was no problem between the two, and Smalling played well under Mourin, scoring three goals in half a season.
According to the report, the local tycoon Newcastle has taken a fancy to Smalling and plans to bring in the former Manchester United centre-back and increase the relegation weight. Smalling has a wealth of Premier League experience and a steady performance, which is why Newcastle likes him. Newcastle is said to be willing to pay a transfer fee of 25 million for Smalling, which is a very sincere bid for a 32-year-old player. Mourinho hopes to keep Smalling, but Roma are not financially well-off, an offer that is difficult for them to refuse.
On the other hand, Roma's problems in midfield are more prominent, and Mourinho hopes to make adjustments in this winter window. After unsuccessfully seeking to buy Xhaka, Zakaria and other goals, Mourinho thought of his old general Ndombele during his time at Tottenham. When Mourinho coached Tottenham, Ndombele was not used much, but the French star was very characteristic in organizing the attack, which was an element that Mourinho was eager to inject into the Roma midfield.
As a former Ligue 1 MVP, Ndombele joined Tottenham hotspur for 60 million euros, once setting a new club signing cost record, but now, his value has fallen to about 40 million. According to the report, Roma is shy, and can only bid for Ndombele at most 30 million, which is difficult to say that to move Spurs to release people, it does not seem to be a viable choice.
In terms of departure, Mourinho is ready to send away two famous players, Fazio and Thornton, the former 34 years old and the latter 31 years old, two players who are completely marginal and have not yet played this season.
In addition, Mourinho has some alternative reinforcement targets. The midfield position is Marseille star Bubacar Camara, the 22-year-old French midfielder is very sought-after, Liverpool, Arsenal and others are paying attention to him, worth about 12 million, Roma's advantage is that they have a good relationship with the opposing club. In addition, the center-back position is Gigot of Sparta Moscow, and the player is worth no more than 10 million, which may be a more realistic target for Roma.