JOSE MOURINHO is plotting a double transfer raid on two of his former clubs, according to reports.
The Roma boss wants midfielders Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Harry Winks at the Stadio Olimpico.
According to Corriere dello Sport, the Portuguese manager has been left disappointed by his summer signings other than Rui Patricio in goal.
However, he brought in three further defenders and two attackers – but no midfielders.
And now he looks on course to see if he can lure the Englishmen away from London to Rome.
Chelsea man Loftus-Cheek, 25, worked under Mourinho as he broke through from the club’s academy.
He is the manager who promoted him into the first team at Stamford Bridge and gave him his debut in the Champions League in December 2014.
Mourinho also ensured RLC got a Premier League winner’s medal that season despite only making three appearances.
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After loans with Crystal Palace and Fulham, Loftus-Cheek is back at Chelsea now but is finding game time limited under Thomas Tuchel.
He has nine appearances this term across all competitions but completed the 90 minutes in the Premier League just once.
Winks, also 25, was more established in the Tottenham team when Mourinho arrived at White Hart Lane in 2019.
He was used a lot under the Special One but failed to win over Nuno Espirito Santo with just 61 minutes of Premier League action so far this term.
Antonio Conte may want Winks – but if not Spurs may look to cash in on their academy graduate in the New Year.
The Corriere dello Sport report also states Roma are looking at Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger as a defensive option with his contract up next summer.
Roma general manager Tiago Pinto is set to head to London for transfer talks with all three targets.
The Serie A giants are monitoring fellow midfielders Dani Ceballos and Denis Zakaria as possible options in January.
Manchester United defenders Victor Lindelof and Diogo Dalot have also been linked in recent weeks.
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