Tottenham Hotspur duo Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Eric Dier do not want to join Jose Mourinho at AS Roma, according to The Sun.
It has been reported by the British tabloid that Mourinho, who was sacked as the Tottenham head coach last month and will take charge of Roma at the end of the season, wants to sign midfielder Hojbjerg and central defender Dier.
However, according to the report, Spurs will not sell the Denmark international or Dier, who can also operate as a midfielder.
It has been further claimed that neither player wants to leave Spurs and move to Italy to work with Mourinho again.
Hojbjerg joined Spurs from Southampton only last summer for a transfer fee reported by The Sun to be worth £15 million.
The 25-year-old established himself as a big player in the team under Mourinho and was especially brilliant in the first half of the season.
Spurs may not finish in the Premier League top four this season, but it is hard to see the North London club sell the Denmark international after just one year.
Tottenham will be determined to challenge for the Champions League places again next season, and Hojbjerg will play a big role in that quest.
Moreover, Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is unlikely to sell any of the club’s best players to Mourinho, as it would not go down well with the fans.
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