Tottenham plotting transfer for £44m Serie A star with identical agent as Kulusevski
Tottenham Hotspur have entered the race to signal an “unimaginable” star, with new supervisor Roberto De Zerbi personally eager.
Spurs already eyeing new signings for De Zerbi
It was a threat for De Zerbi to affix Tottenham at this stage of the season, along with his new membership hovering simply above the Premier League relegation zone, however having signed a five-year deal, the Italian has already acknowledged he’s in it for the lengthy haul.
The Spurs boss set the report straight on whether or not he would go away if his facet are unable to keep away from the drop, saying: “I signed 5 years of contract as a result of, for me, it is a huge problem and I would be the coach of Tottenham subsequent season, it doesn’t matter what.”
In mild of the worldwide break, the 46-year-old has had a while to get used to his new environment, earlier than travelling to Sunderland on Sunday, in what would be the first of seven essential video games.
De Zerbi’s primary precedence shall be to steer the Lilywhites away from the underside three, however targets have already been recognized for the summer season, together with AFC Bournemouth defender Marcos Senesi and Werder Bremen centre-back Karim Coulibaly.
Not solely are the north Londoners keen to enhance their backline, however they’re additionally eager to usher in a brand new centre-forward this summer season, and so they have joined the race to signal a Serie A star.
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In accordance with a report from Italy (through Sport Witness), Tottenham at the moment are plotting a transfer for Fiorentina striker Moise Kean, with De Zerbi personally an admirer of the Italian, who’s ‘destined to depart’ the Serie A facet this summer season.
The Italian membership are set to carry out for €50m (£44m), which Spurs may ‘come very shut’ to paying, however a deal will solely be doable in the event that they handle to stay within the Premier League.
Kean, who’s represented by the identical agent as Dejan Kulusevski, impressed throughout the current worldwide break, regardless of Italy being unable to ebook their place on the World Cup, receiving plaudits from The Athletic’s James Horncastle after scoring towards Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Horncastle stated: “Kean’s unimaginable run continues. He has now scored in six straight video games for Italy — it is one which instantly calms some nerves for the travelling Italians.”
The 26-year-old has discovered the web 13 instances in 26 appearances for his nation, and he has usually been on the scoresheet since signing for Fiorentina too, bagging 34 objectives in 77 outings, whereas additionally offering seven assists.
Kean did not precisely impress throughout his earlier stint in England, solely managing to muster up 4 objectives in 39 video games for Everton, however the Italy star has proven he might be prepared for a second likelihood within the Premier League.
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Spurs shall be aiming to again their new supervisor in the event that they keep away from the drop.
