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Jose Mourinho explains his 'I am not in control of Tottenham transfer decisions' claim
The Tottenham Hotspur boss has clarified his comment about not being in control of transfer decisions at the north London club
Alasdair GoldTottenham Hotspur correspondent
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Jose Mourinho has explained exactly what he meant when he said that he was "not in control of transfers" at Tottenham Hotspur.
The Spurs head coach had been speaking about Kyle Walker-Peters when he mentioned that it was not down to him whether the player remained at or left the club.
He had said about the young Tottenham right-back: "He's happy now I think. Playing [on loan at Southampton] and playing well. I'm not in control of the transfer decisions but the general feeling is there's a place for him here.
"But if his desire is to be playing every time and leaving the club in search of happiness I don't think we'd stop him. He's a player with a good value in the market but I don't think we'd stop him doing it."
When asked exactly what he meant about not being in control of decisions about transfers, Mourinho went into further detail about the process involved.
"We decide. We. I was saying the situation of Kyle Walker-Peters is not really about, 'I want him to stay'," he said.
"The player has a decision to make and maybe he wants to leave. Mr Levy is in control of the numbers and also has an important position to say, 'We sell or we don't sell, or for how much we sell for'.
"Steve Hitchen [Spurs' chief scout] also has a say in relation to he thinks we should do.
"It's something that we decide based on communication. The only thing that is clear about Kyle is that he is a good player."
One Tottenham player who the future is yet to be resolved for is Jan Vertonghen.
The 33-year-old Belgian agreed a short-term extension in order to play for Spurs until the end of this season but his contract comes to an end after eight years at the north London outfit.
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Mourinho once said that Christian Eriksen's form had been affected by his uncertain future but does not believe the same is the case with Vertonghen.
"Every player is a different player. You have examples of players that in this situation of finishing the season after the end of their contracts, they decided by themselves to leave and not be available to help the club for an extra month," said the Spurs boss.
"I think first of all the decision to accept [an extension] is phenomenal for a guy who is a very much connected to the club after spending the majority of his career here.
"If he is going to be here next season is something that I don't know, he doesn't know and it's something we'll have to see after that.
"However to say, independent of everything, 'I'm available for the extra month for the team', shows the dimension of his character. He's really a guy that I love to work with because of his character."
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