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title: "Tottenham: Journalist shares ‘boost’ as Spurs chase Nicolo Zaniolo"
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published: "2022-08-01T19:40:08Z"
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# Tottenham: Journalist shares ‘boost’ as Spurs chase Nicolo Zaniolo

**[Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/) may have a ‘boost’ in the chase to sign Roma playmaker Nicolo Zaniolo this summer, according to journalist journalist Pete O’Rourke.**

### The Lowdown: Spurs pursue Zaniolo move…

The Lilywhites are chasing a deal for Zaniolo as manager Antonio Conte and club director Fabio Paratici remain in the market for a creator who can inject some real quality in the final third.

[Foot Mercato](https://www.footmercato.net/a3320399951469098334-las-roma-na-pas-fini-son-mercato-5-etoiles) recently claimed that Spurs are in ongoing talks to sign the 23-year-old, and the door for his exit from Italy will ‘likely open’.

Meanwhile, [90min](https://www.90min.com/posts/tottenham-talks-with-roma-nicolo-zaniolo) claimed in late June that Paratici has even offered players in part-exchange for Zaniolo, with Spurs appearing to strongly pursue the player.

### The Latest: O’Rourke shares possible Zaniolo ‘boost’…

Speaking to [This Is Futbol](https://thisisfutbol.com/2022/07/blogs/premier-league/tottenham-hotspur/tottenham-hotspur-antonio-conte-fabio-paratici-daniel-levy-nicolo-zaniolo-roma-jose-mourinho-premier-league-transfers/), journalist O’Rourke claims that the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) side hold a ‘boost’ as they continue to attempt Zaniolo’s signing.

The reporter says that the presence of Paratici as Spurs’ managing director could well hand Tottenham an advantage given his strong Serie A connections.

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O’Rourke explained: *“It \[connection with Italian football\] definitely gives them a boost in that potential signing of Zaniolo.*

*“Spurs have done a lot of their business in Serie A over the last couple of transfer windows, including a couple of signings from Juventus in January.* *They signed Perišic this summer as well, so it’s a market that Paratici and Conte know very well.”*

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### The Verdict: Get it done…

Paratici’s contacts may well hand Spurs a boost in the race for Zaniolo, and we believe that signing the Italy international is worth the effort.

As per [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/84/Show/Italy-Roma), the starlet finished 2021/22 as one of Jose Mourinho’s most threatening players, completing more dribbles per 90 than any of his team-mates while attracting the most fouls.

Former Spurs goalkeeper Paul Robinson also believes that Zaniolo would be an ‘[exciting](https://www.footballinsider247.com/robinson-surprised-by-tottenham-after-nicolo-zaniolo-transfer-report/)‘ signing, and his [winning goal](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaconferenceleague/news/0275-153b4c3b58ce-9dd2bc95bfd0-1000/) in the Europa Conference League final in May indicates that he is capable of rising to the big occasion.