Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly ‘first in line’ to signal Bologna star Riccardo Calafiori this summer time, as per the Italian outlet Tutto Juve.
The Rossoblu have loved a stellar marketing campaign underneath Thiago Motta’s steering this time period, mounting a top-four cost. Because of this, a number of of their key gamers have already come underneath the radar of some large European golf equipment.
Joshua Zirkzee and Jhon Lucumi have already been linked with a transfer to the Premier League with Calafiori seemingly additionally attracting curiosity forward of the summer time window.
Based on the report by Tutto Juve(through Sport Witness), after being impressed by Calafiori’s shows in his debut marketing campaign for Bologna, Spurs have registered a agency curiosity in signing him.
The report additional claims that Tottenham are at present ‘first in line’ together with Juventus to safe the 21-year-old’s signature. Nevertheless, Tutto Juve states that the Lilywhites are at present ‘favourites’ forward of the Bianconeri on this race as they’ve ‘better liquidity’ than the Serie A giants.
Calafiori to Tottenham
Having moved to the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara from FC Basel final summer time, the teen – valued at round £21m by Transfermarkt – nonetheless has three years left in his present contract. So, the Rossoblu are in a robust place to demand a large amount of cash to let their star man go away.
It has been prompt that Tottenham are planning to splash the money within the upcoming switch window to strengthen their squad forward of subsequent season. Strengthening the frontline and the engine room is on Ange Postecoglou’s wish-list however signing a brand new defender can also be on his to-do listing.
Calafiori is a left-footed defender and might play within the centre-back function in addition to the left-back place. He’s fast, wonderful within the air, extraordinarily comfy with the ball at his ft, has the power to play line-breaking passes from the deep and can also be environment friendly in defensive contributions.
The 21-year-old is a extremely proficient participant and possesses the potential to develop into a top-class defender in future. So, he could be a fantastic coup for the Lilywhites in the event that they buy him.
Nevertheless, it stays to be seen whether or not the North London membership ultimately handle to safe Calafiori’s signature by beating Juventus on this race to strengthen their backline within the upcoming window.
