Tottenham plot a raid against Juventus to sign Nicolo Fagioli

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly interested in signing Juventus midfielder Nicolo Fagioli, according to an Italian outlet TuttoSport.

The Lilywhites decided to offload Oliver Skipp, Giovani Lo Celso and Piere-Emile Hojbejrg last summer. Although the Dane joined Olympique de Marseille on a season-long loan deal, his future at Spurs is all but over and he is likely to leave the club permanently next summer.

Despite getting rid of three midfielders, Ange Postecoglou did not sign any new options in the last window. So, the Australian coach has a reduced midfield department.

Yves Bissouma, Rodrigo Bentancur, James Maddison and Pape Matar Sarr are the only specialist options the north London club currently have to deploy in this area. Postecoglou has been using Dejan Kulusevski in the engine room and has done well.

However, Tottenham need more depth in this position and TuttoSport They claim that the north London club are interested in Fagioli. They previously expressed interest in signing him but Juventus did not sanction his departure at that time but things are different at the moment.

Fagioli to Tottenham

The 23-year-old has fallen down the pecking order at the Allianz Stadium under Thiago Motta at the moment, so the player's representatives have begun to explore options to find him a new club to play regularly for and develop his career.

Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest are interested in him but the player wants to play at the highest level. western ham They are also in this race but their transfer The deal is currently on hold as they are currently busy with their managerial situation and Julen Lopetegui is likely to be sacked following a poor start to this season.

Marseille are also planning a raid for him but do not have the financial muscle to complete the deal by matching Juventus' £25m asking price. Therefore, Spurs are in a strong position to get the deal done if they take a concrete approach.

The midfielder likes to play in the field-to-field role, but is also efficient in the defensive midfield position. He is an energetic player and possesses the attributes necessary to thrive in Postecoglou's system.

However, it will be interesting to see if the north London club finally make the decision to sign the Italy international next year.