![]() Of that quartet, only Mourinho engaged with Clarke and gradually his £10million transfer was deemed an error. Sent on loans, first back to Leeds, then to QPR and Stoke City before arriving at Sunderland last January - when they were labouring in League One - Clarke was shuffled around as Mauricio Pochettino, Jose Mourinho, Nuno Espirito Santo and Antonio Conte occupied the Spurs dugout. ![]() Three years later, Tottenham sold Clarke to Sunderland last summer for less than a tenth of that fee. Clarke was next-generation Spurs the club’s hashtag of the moment was #HiJack. It was a big deal for all concerned: Tottenham had just been in the Champions League final against Liverpool and they had not bought a player for 18 months. In July 2019, when he was 18 and at Leeds United in the Championship, Tottenham Hotspur paid £10million for him. Such speculation may seem premature - Sunderland are about to face Luton Town in a Championship play-off semi-final and could be in the Premier League themselves again by the end of the month.īut it is relevant because Clarke has been bought by a major Premier League club already in his career. ![]()
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