Jose Mourinho is in strong pursuit to land former Liverpool talisman, Philippe Coutinho.

Spurs are ahead of Arsenal, Chelsea, and Leicester for the Barcelona midfielder who is enjoying a loan spell with FC Bayern Munich until the end of the Champions League competition.

The Brazilian earlier rejected an offer from Manchester United last season before he made a loan move to the Bundesliga from Barcelona.

The German club is unwilling to make Coutinho’s stay permanent as Barcelona are ready to receive respectable sums to recover from the £145m fee paid to Liverpool for the services of the player.

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The 28-year-old was reported to be in talks over a possible reunion with Liverpool but the approach did not seem to materialize, as the Reds are more interested in bringing fellow mate, Thiago Alcantara to Anfield.

Liverpool have won four major trophies including the Premier League and Champions League since the departure of their ‘Little Magician.’

Jose Mourinho replaced Mauricio Pochettino in November 2019 after a challenging season for the Champions League finalist last year. The manager based on his pedigree in coaching is hoping to get hold of high profile names to improve Spurs performance and compete in the Europa League competition.