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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Italian source shares big McKennie update"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-italian-source-shares-big-mckennie-update/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Tottenham Hotspur News"
published: "2022-05-06T07:10:27Z"
modified: "2022-05-06T07:10:27Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Italian source shares big McKennie update

**According to Italian sources, a major [Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/) transfer update has come to light involving Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie.**

### The Lowdown: Spurs long-linked…

The Lilywhites have long been interested in the former Schlake star, according to [reports](https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-tottenham-set-sights-on-signing-bundesliga-star-whos-keen-to-move/), and you can trace links all the way back to 2020.

[Tottenham newest updates…](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/tottenham-newest-updates/)

McKennie, during his time in the Bundesliga, was allegedly [turning Tottenham’s head](https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-tottenham-set-sights-on-signing-bundesliga-star-whos-keen-to-move/) before he opted to join Serie A powerhouses Juve instead.

Commenting at the time, former Spurs striker Darren Bent called the USA international a would-be ‘[very Spursy signing](https://www.footballinsider247.com/very-spursy-signing-exclusive-tottenham-plot-bundesliga-raid-bent-reacts/)‘, and it appears the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) side’s interest hasn’t waned.

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### The Latest: Tottenham ready offer…

According to [TuttoJuve](https://www.tuttojuve.com/calciomercato/il-tottenham-ripensa-a-mckennie-599166), Spurs, and by extension their transfer chief Fabio Paratici are ‘ready to offer’ around €30 million (£26m) for his services this summer.

They also say the north Londoners are rethinking signing McKennie who is an ‘old passion’ for manager Antonio Conte.

### The Verdict: Make it happen?

Conte apparently wants to sign [two new midfielders this summer](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/04/20/antonio-conte-targets-six-summer-signings-spurs-face-homegrown/) amid a plethora of other transfer demands and Juve’s ace may well be an astute option, even despite Bent’s Spursy comment.

While he is [hardly an untouchable](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/338275/Show/Weston-McKennie) under Massimiliano Allegri, MLS correspondent and USA national team critic [Chris Smith of 90min](https://twitter.com/CJSmith91/status/1359534722557353987) has drawn attention to his brilliant performances at international level.

The reporter has lavished praise on McKennie, branding the starlet a [‘pressing machine’ and ‘supremely underrated’](https://twitter.com/CJSmith91/status/1359534722557353987) attacking threat for his country.

His young age indicates he may only get better, and for just £26m, the price tag would be a fairly reasonable one if Juventus agree to it.

***In other news: Tottenham expected to move for ‘phenomenal’ £101m star after Conte request, find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-hotspur-spanish-source-makes-victor-osimhen-transfer-claim/).***