When Jose Mourinho was seeking to persuade Tammy Abraham to join Roma last summer, he offered him a straight choice between rain in London and sunshine in the Italian capital.
There are two things to note about this ultimatum. One is that, in typical Mourinho fashion, it was designed with only results in mind, conveniently ignoring the fact that, on average, Rome receives far more annual rainfall than London. The second is that the tale has been trotted out so many times, in so many interviews since, that it has rather lost its charm.
