Matt Doherty has confessed that he let Jose Mourinho down during their time together at Tottenham Hotspur. Signed in the summer of 2020 after a standout few seasons at Wolves, the addition of the Republic of Ireland international looked like it would solve Spurs' issues at right-back.
However, Doherty couldn't recapture his best form and instead found himself in and out of the team as he battled Serge Aurier for a starting position. Starting to get back to his best playing at right wing-back in Antonio Conte's system, Doherty has opened up on his switch to Tottenham and what Mourinho told him to convince him to swap Molineux for north London, reports Football London.
"Yeah, it’s easy to say that. That is a part of it also and it is part of the industry," said the wing-back when asked by the Irish Independent about claims he left Wolves for Tottenham in order to earn more money. "If someone is here [Doherty places his hand at medium height], then they want to get to here [raising hand to a higher level]. But first of all, José [Mourinho] was the manager and it would’ve been silly to say no to him. And he really wanted me.
