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Tottenham: Mourinho held meeting with Serge Aurier over player future

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Serge Aurier seriously struggled at times under Mauricio Pochettino and reportedly approached new boss Jose Mourinho about leaving the club, but it seems as if the Portuguese manager has convinced him to stay. 

According to French news outlet Foot Mercato (via Sport Witness), the former PSG right-back held a long meeting with Mourinho over his future at the North London club but has been convinced to stay after the 56-year-old told him that he planned to turn him into one of the world’s best right-backs.

Aurier had been expected to become Spurs’ first-choice right-back following the departure of Kieran Tripper over the summer, but struggled to have a consistent run in the side under Pochettino; with the 26-year-old often benched in place of Kyle Walker-Peters or Juan Foyth.

However, since Mourinho was appointed in November, Aurier has started every game and consistently averaged over a 7.0 rating and following the meeting with the new boss it now seems as if the Ivorian is happy to stay at the club.

Is keeping hold of Aurier Mourinho's best piece of business as Spurs boss so far?

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Aurier has surely transformed the opinion of a lot of Spurs fans after his performances under Mourinho and keeping hold of the £18 million rated man could be one of the best pieces of business the new boss will do. Spurs are already quite short of defensive options, especially at full-back, so ensuring that Aurier is happy to stay will have been extremely important for Mourinho.

It may, however, be of some concern to Spurs fans that the 26-year-old full-back was keen to leave the club, especially with the likes of Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld also still potentially leaving the club in the summer. Aurier has been fantastic under Mourinho so far and if he can maintain his excellent start, then Spurs suddenly look to have a top-class attacking right-back on their hands.

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