Jose Mourinho has insisted Tottenham were never in the running to sign Willian after he left Chelsea because they could not rival the wages Arsenal were offering to the Brazilian. The pair worked together at Stamford Bridge and the Blues notably beat Spurs to the signing of the winger from Anzhi Makhachkala back in 2013. Willian, 32, has endured a slow start to life at the Emirates since he agreed a three-year deal in August, but is still expected to feature in Sunday's north London derby at Tottenham. "We don't have money for Willian," Mourinho said. "We cannot pay the wages that he gets at Arsenal so I didn't want to waste our time because we cannot pay these wages. Today...
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