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title: "Tottenham Hotspur eyeing move for Hamed Junior Traore"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "James Thompson"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2022-10-29T16:35:18Z"
modified: "2022-10-29T16:35:18Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur eyeing move for Hamed Junior Traore

**[Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/) reportedly have an interest in signing Sassuolo midfielder Hamed Junior Traore.**

### The Lowdown: Shopping in Italy

Since Antonio Conte took [charge](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59123988) of the north London club back in November last year, the 53-year-old has not been shy in terms of signing players from his homeland.

Under the guidance of Conte and Fabio Paratici, Spurs have secured [deals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tottenham-hotspur/alletransfers/verein/148) for the likes of Rodrigo Bentancur, Dejan Kulusevski, Ivan Perisic and Destiny Udogie from clubs across Serie A.

Looking ahead to the next January and summer transfer windows, it seems as though Traore could be the next player to join Conte’s ranks from Italy’s top flight.

### The Latest: Spurs eyeing Traore

According to a recent report from [MilanLive](https://www.milanlive.it/2022/10/27/e-tornato-il-milan-osserva-30-milioni-per-strapparlo-alla-prmeri/), Spurs are one of the clubs interested in signing the 22-year-old Traore, alongside West Ham United, AC Milan, Napoli and Juventus.

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The report also adds that Sassuolo would be looking for a transfer fee of at least €30m (£25m) to sell the midfielder.

### The Verdict: A worthy investment?

After scoring 20 goals and providing 14 assists in [110](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/hamed-junior-traore/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/391065) appearances for his previous club, FC Empoli, across their senior and youth sides, the Ivorian [joined](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/hamed-junior-traore/transfers/spieler/391065) Sassuolo back in the 2021 summer transfer window.

Since then, Traore, who was previously [described](https://cultofcalcio.com/juventus-have-set-option-to-buy-sassuolo-starlet-hamed-traore/) by Brighton & Hove Albion manager, Roberto De Zerbi, as a “pure talent”, has gone on to score 18 goals and provide nine assists in [102](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/hamed-junior-traore/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/391065) appearances across all competitions.

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Traore ended his previous Serie A campaign, which was [labelled](https://twitter.com/FTalentScout/status/1513924333051289610?s=20&t=YXaKwA28_02Nz0sOHc_Hlg) as “magnificent” by talent spotter Jacek Kulig, with more successful dribbles ([61](https://fbref.com/en/squads/e2befd26/2021-2022/Sassuolo-Stats)) than any other player at the club as well as the second-highest number of passes into the 18-yard box ([35](https://fbref.com/en/squads/e2befd26/2021-2022/Sassuolo-Stats)).

This highlights how tricky he can be to play against and how much of a creative threat he can provide in attacking areas.

Moving forward, despite potentially having to battle numerous clubs for the player’s signature, this is a move that could be well worth the effort and money for Spurs.