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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Daniel Levy eyeing Fiorentina colossus Nikola Milenkovic"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-daniel-levy-eyeing-fiorentina-colossus-nikola-milenkovic/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-04-02T08:35:16Z"
modified: "2021-04-02T08:35:16Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Daniel Levy eyeing Fiorentina colossus Nikola Milenkovic

**According to a report by reliable Tottenham Hotspur correspondent [Alasdair Gold](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/transfer-news/tottenham-transfer-summer-andersen-dunk-20293993.amp?__twitter_impression=true), Spurs and chairman Daniel Levy have towering Fiorentina colossus Nikola Milenkovic on their radar for this summer – coming as the Lilywhites scour for a potential leader.**

Indeed, as explained by Gold, signing a defender with leadership qualities who can marshal the Lilywhites backline is among Levy’s top priorities for the next transfer window.

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### Tottenham eyeing Milenkovic

Many names have been mentioned by Gold, writing for football.london, and one that stands out among them is Serie A powerhouse Milenkovic.

The 23-year-old, standing at a gigantic 6 foot 4, is said to be on Levy and Tottenham’s watchlist – especially considering his vast experience at international level despite his fairly young age.

He already has [28 caps for his native Serbia](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nikola-milenkovic/profil/spieler/413507) and is a regular for Fiorentina at club level, marking him out as a sure fire candidate to be targeted this summer.

The defender’s contract will have just one year remaining after the 2020/2021 campaign, coming as another bonus which could gift Levy plenty of negotiating room.

### Transfer Tavern take

Pol Lirola, one of Milenkovic’s teammates at Fiorentina but currently on loan at Marseille, heralded the star centre-back in an interview on Instagram page ‘SOSFantacalcio’ – calling him ‘extraordinary’ and ‘ready for a great team’ (via[XSport.news](https://x-sport.news/fiorentina-lirola-on-milenkovic-extraordinary-quality-ready-for-a-great-team/)).

As well as this, a past report shed light on Jose Mourinho’s fondness for the player – with the Portuguese scouting him personally in 2018 alongside Sergej Milinkovic-Savic ([The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/7475142/jose-mourinho-milinkovic-savic-man-utd-serbia-montenegro-scouting-mission/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1539292916)).

Time will tell whether he becomes Tottenham’s main target above all others, but this reliable information from Gold indicates he is on the agenda.

***In other news: Gold also dropped a big Tottenham stadium naming rights update, find out more [here.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/tottenham-hotspur-alasdair-gold-drops-exciting-stadium-naming-rights-update/)***