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Agent confirms transfer talks with Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho

The agent of Rangers starlet Ianis Hagi has revealed that Tottenham and Manchester City have both held talks with him regarding a potential transfer.

On loan from Belgian side Genk, the son of former Real Madrid and Barcelona star Gheorghe Hagi has caught the eye in the Europa League, scoring twice and contributing an assist in three appearances in the competition.

Steven Gerrard's side have the option to make the deal permanent at the end of the season for a fee of £4.5m, which the Scottish side are likely to activate.

However, Hagi's agent, Giovani Becali, has revealed he has spoken to Spurs boss Jose Mourinho and City's Director of Football Txiki Begiristain about a potential transfer.

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"I have been asked personally by Jose Mourinho and Txiki Begiristain about Ianis Hagi," he said.

"They wanted to know about him and how he was getting on. There's a lot of top people in European football who know all about Ianis and what he can do."

However, he also played down the potential of the 21-year-old moving to the Premier League this summer and backed his client to continue at Rangers.

"I happen to think Ianis is on a good plan at Rangers. I think Rangers will sign him because he is a player who has that little extra piece of creativity and skill.

"He has many other qualities and is actually more graceful than his father ever was. He runs like a gazelle compared to him! I think he is improving all the time at Rangers. He will continue to get better if he signs for them I think

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