Rather than lining up for Inter, Mousa Dembele will be lining up for Tottenham Hotspur as the two clubs meet in the Champions League in a few hours time.
Turin based newspaper Tuttosport have looked at the curious case of the Belgian midfielder who could have found himself playing a home game tonight rather than an away one had events in the transfer window transpired differently.
“Tottenham, despite his contract expiring in 2019, always asked for a high figure, close to €30 million but above all it was Dembelé who took time for weeks, postponing any decision with the hope of receiving a big proposal from China.
“Inter tried to convince him and had put a double contract on the table, two years in Milan and then two in Nanjing with Jiangsu Suning, but when it was thought that everything could be done, nothing was done. In mid-July, in fact, Inter decided to give up, and went after Vidal before dreaming of Modric. The question is will Dembelé be regretted tonight?”
