Suarez™ Posted September 14, 2016 Posted September 14, 2016 Monaco midfielder Joao Moutinho has revealed he was "minutes" away from signing for Tottenham in August 2012. The Portugal international, who is preparing to face Spurs in the Champions League at Wembley on Wednesday evening, was in London on Deadline Day in 2012 after Spurs agreed a £24m deal with Porto. But the paperwork for the deal was not submitted to the Premier League in time and the then 25-year-old returned to Portugal before signing for Monaco 12 months later. "It's true I was a few minutes from signing for Spurs," he said. "Here I am at Monaco and the focus is on putting in a performance to help us through to the next stage of the Champions League." Moutinho believes his side can benefit from playing in front of more than 80,000 Spurs fans at Wembley instead of White Hart Lane, having lost 4-1 in north London in the Europa League last season. Quote
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