Jose Mourinho has told Football London that he doesn’t know if Gedson Fernandes will still be a Tottenham Hotspur player by the end of January.
Fernandes has featured very rarely for Tottenham this season, with the Benfica loanee falling way down the pecking order.
The youngster has now been linked with a return to Portugal, with Benfica potentially allowed to recall him early.
And when asked whether the 22-year-old would still be a Tottenham player at the end of the month, Mourinho kept his cards close to his chest.
“I don’t know. I don’t know,” he said. “If he stays I’m happy. Again, from a selfish point of view I’m very happy if he stays because he’s a good player and when we need him we know that we have some quality coming from him.
“Of course it’s a pity that he can’t be in the Europa League list. We’ve played already nine matches in the Europa League. I would imagine that playing in the Europa League would be a much happier situation for him.
“But in the selfish look at it I would like him to stay but again we are not selfish and we think of the players. In this case we also think about the father club so we have just to wait.”
Fernandes actually played for Tottenham in their FA Cup clash against Marine at the weekend.
Mourinho was complimentary of the versatile midfielder’s display, saying he injected creativity into the side.
But most Spurs fans were far less impressed with Fernandes’s performance, as he struggled to make much of an impact.
Fernandes may not even be in Tottenham’s squad again this evening, when they take on Fulham.
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