Bruno Fernandes Says Sporting Blocked Transfer to Tottenham

Bruno Fernandes has said he was close to a move to Tottenham Hotspur in the summer transfer window but Sporting CP blocked a transfer to north London.

The Portugal international told GQ Portugal (h/t Sky Sports) that Mauricio Pochettino's men were keen to bring him in, but Sporting were not happy with the offer from the Premier League club:

"As you all know, Tottenham made a lot of proposals for me. Everything was right with me—or practically should be. I never made any big demands, my manager was always dealing with the financials. It was and is my goal to play in England, Sporting you know that, everyone knows that, and there were conditions for things to be done. But Sporting understood…