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Lille boss speaks out on Luis Campos joining Jose Mourinho at Spurs after coaching staff raid

Lille manager Christophe Galtier has slammed Jose Mourinho for raiding his coaching staff following his arrival at Tottenham, with a pair of coaches joining him from the French side.

Mourinho has appointed Joao Sacramento as his assistant at Spurs, with former assistant Rui Faria now embarking on his own managerial career in Qatar. Goalkeeping coach Nuno Santos has also left Lille to moved to north London.

The arrival of the pair came as part of a significant restructure at Spurs following Mauricio Pochettino's departure and Mourinho's arrival, but it has not gone down well across the channel.

"Everyone has their own way of doing things. But it's really classy. Really classy to act like that," he said in a press conference on Thursday, adopting an ironic tone.

"It's hard to tell you that I blame them? No. I have also been in a deputy role, they believe in this project, they want to go. It's football today."

However, Galtier was confident that Luis Campos would not walk away from his position with the Ligue 1 side, having been linked with a director of football role in north London.

"Luis is 200 per cent invested in the project and I don't see a 1000th of a wish to look elsewhere. We're close and looking forward."

Speaking last month, Campos admitted he would like the opportunity to work with Mourinho when speaking to Sky Sports:

"Mourinho is like a brother to me. I know him very well and for a long time. He’s a wonderful person and the best coach in the world. So, of course, if he called me I would speak."

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