Transfer Rumors: New Tottenham Manager Jose Mourinho Eyeing This Ex- MLS Player

Jose Mourinho reportedly is eyeing to spoil AC Milan's plans of re-signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic and bring him to Tottenham Hotspur.

Ibrahimovic, who recently revealed that he has parted ways from LA Galaxy, a club in the Major League Soccer (MLS) in the U.S, is now available on a free transfer.

The fact that Spurs have not won a trophy since 2008 could be an obstacle in signing Ibrahimovic, who wouldn't want to join a European club where winning a trophy would not be on the cards. However, having worked with Mourinho at Inter Milan and Manchester United, Ibrahimovic thinks highly of the Portuguese manager and values his professionalism and winning mentality.

Coincidentally, Mourinho had earlier signed Ibrahimovic also on a free transfer in 2016 for Man Utd. The Swedish striker netted 26 goals in 46 appearances before a serious knee threatened to end his career.

According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, Ibrahimovic’s wage demands could be a hindrance here because Spurs would not want to harm their pay structure. It is also learned that, if Spurs go ahead with the signing, it will be a short-term plan, which might not go down well with Ibrahimovic, who is looking for an 18-month deal with a European club.

Mourinho has also assured Spurs's chairman Daniel Levy that he would not insist on new signings in the transfer market but would want to sort Spurs' defense. He could well use Ibrahimovic as a short-term help in the current squad that is yet to win a trophy.

At his unveiling, Mourinho emphasized on the fact that he did not want new players as one of the reasons why he joined the club.

"I told them that one of the reasons why I decided to come was the players,” he said. “I tried to buy some of them for different clubs and I couldn’t. Some of them I didn’t even try ­because you know how impossible it is. But I like this squad very, very much. I like the players very, very much. It’s not something new that I said that."

“It’s not like ‘OK, now you are their manager you are saying that because you want to look nice’. That’s not the point. I don’t want to make big changes. I want to respect the base and the base is the work they did for 5½ years [under Mauricio Pochettino]," Mourinho added in his official press conference.