Will Dier, who is on the bench, reunite with the ‘Special One’?

 

The possibility of Eric Dier and manager Jose Mourinho reuniting has been raised.

Niccolo Skira, a leading Italian journalist, said on his SNS on the 3rd (Korean time), "Dier is still AS Roma's new center back target."

Dier, who transferred from Portugal's Sporting to Tottenham Hotspur ahead of the 2014-15 season, showed off his outstanding performance by playing various positions, including defensive midfielder, fullback, and centerback. However, his performance gradually began to decline, and in the 2020-21 season, he showed his worst performance along with Davinson Sánchez, and his position in the team gradually began to decline.

After Antonio Conte took over as coach, he seemed to come back to life. From the beginning of the 2021-22 season, he showed good performance and succeeded in rebounding, and settled perfectly into the 3-back formation, shaking off the sluggishness of the previous season. Thanks to Dier's performance, Tottenham ranked 4th in the league and returned to the UEFA Champions League (UCL) stage.

However, it returned to its original form after one season. It is no exaggeration to say that the 2022-23 season was the worst season of Dier's career. Dier made an absurd number of mistakes in the central defensive line, where stability is essential, and was directly responsible for conceding goals. Tottenham also finished the season in 8th place in the league with poor performance. It was safe to say that he actually played a major role in Tottenham's slump.

After taking over as coach Enze Postecoglou, he was completely pushed to the bench. This is because Mickey van der Pen joined through the summer transfer window. Tottenham had the best start to the season under coach Postekoglou, and van der Pen, along with Christian Romero, also showed solid form in the early part of the season and led the team's upward trend. However, even after Van der Pen's injury and Romero's dismissal, Dier was given little playing time and was effectively classified as a non-power resource.

At the same time, rumors began to circulate that he would leave the team. Reporter Skira reported last October, "There is a possibility that Dier may leave Tottenham. He is not in coach Postekoglou's plans. He has not played a single game this season and AS Roma have shown interest in him." In addition, Britain's 'The Times' reported, "Sporting is discussing a plan to bring back Dier, whose contract with Tottenham expires next year. In addition, they may propose a lower transfer fee in January."

As the winter transfer window approached, interest in him began to materialize. Reporter Skira once again mentioned what he reported in October and said, "If Tottenham recruits Radu Dragusin, Dier can leave Tottenham and reunite with his mentor, Mourinho."

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