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title: "Exclusive: Spurs’ prospects of signing defender scotched by expert"
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author: "Harry Sherlock"
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published: "2021-06-12T06:41:09Z"
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# Exclusive: Spurs’ prospects of signing defender scotched by expert

**Serie A expert Conor Clancy insists that Tottenham Hotspur won’t be signing Merih Demiral from Juventus this summer, because Fabio Paratici has left Juventus.**

Spurs have previously been [linked](https://www.tuttojuve.com/esclusive-tj/tj-sondaggi-esteri-per-demiral-ecco-i-club-interessati-555660) with a move for the central defender, who has grown into an impressive figure during his time in Italy, with Football London’s Alasdair Gold [claiming](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/pochettino-tottenham-levy-psg-conte-20721940) they’re keeping a close eye on him.

Demiral enjoyed a breakthrough season at the Italian club last season, making [15 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/merih-demiral/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/340879) in Serie A and at the age of 23, he has already won 25 caps for Turkey.

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Clancy is the editor-in-chief at [Forza Italian Football](https://forzaitalianfootball.com/) and he claims that there is next to no chance of Spurs bringing the player to the club in this transfer window, especially with the pending appointment of Paratici as Sporting Director.

Indeed, [BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57391713) claims that he is set to be appointed, and his fingerprints appear to be over the club’s pursuit of former Roma manager Paulo Fonseca, but Clancy believes he may have allowed Demiral to leave if he were still in power at Juve.

Clancy was asked about the prospect of Spurs getting Demiral, and told **The Transfer Tavern** exclusively: *“If they do, it’s a miracle.*

*“Maybe if Paratici was still there, they might sell him and make a silly decision like that but I’m not so sure. Particularly with Allegri back now, he’s the type of player Allegri would love.”*