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Mathew Davies

Jose Mourinho's Joe Rodon chat with Hugo Lloris tells Nottingham Forest everything about Tottenham star

Joe Rodon's Tottenham future is currently a major talking point in north London and at home in Wales .

He appears to be shifting towards the exit door at the Premier League club, with game-time coming at a premium last season under boss Antonio Conte.

His international manager, Rob Page, has said he wants his players to be featuring regularly ahead of their first World Cup appearance in 64 years, with team-mate Gareth Bale expressing his disbelief over his lack of minutes at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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Transfer links with Rodon are plentiful - including interest from two of his former managers.

Nottingham Forest's Steve Cooper is keen on a reunion having worked with the centre-back at Swansea City. He is clearly a keen admirer of the defender, which you can read about here.

And Jose Mourinho's Roma have also been credited as fans of Rodon, and a chat the Portuguese conducted with Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris speaks volumes of the talent the Llangyfelach product possess.

Our sister site football.london report Mourinho, on the day he left Spurs, told skipper Lloris to look after Rodon because he felt he had the potential to become the best defender at the club and a special player.

Cooper has already splashed £17.2million on striker Taiwo Awoniyi from Union Berlin, while he has also been heavily linked with a double swoop for Liverpool's Welsh defender Neco Williams and former Swansea loanee Morgan Gibbs-White from Wolves.

A move for Rodon - whether that be a loan or a permanent transfer - could prove shrewd business but Mourinho's fondness for the player could yet see a tussle for his services.

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