According to reports out of Spain, a major Tottenham Hotspur transfer update has come to light involving Inter Milan defender and top target Alessandro Bastoni.
The Lowdown: Spurs shortlist Bastoni…
Sharing some midweek transfer news, Tottenham correspondent Jack Pitt-Brooke took to Twitter with a list of top Fabio Paratici transfer targets.
Bolstering the left-centre-back position is apparently a ‘top summer priority’ for Antonio Conte and co with four big names on their radar ahead of a crunch transfer window.
This list includes Joško Gvardiol (RB Leipzig), Sven Botman (Lille), Nico Schlotterbeck (SC Freiburg) and Bastoni.
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The latter central defensive ace, who Conte knows very well from his time at Inter, is allegedly now at the centre of a marquee bid from Tottenham.
The Latest: Lilywhites table marquee offer…
According to Spanish sources, Tottenham have now lodged a marquee €50 million (£42m) bid to sign Bastoni ahead of this summer.
It is believed that Conte has personally set his sights on the Italy international with the report also claiming Spurs’ head coach ‘undoubtedly falls in love’ Bastoni.
The Verdict: Top defender…
Signing the 22-year-old would come as a real statement of intent for Spurs this summer.
Bastoni could be earmarked as a long-term international replacement for the likes of Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini with both Azzurri stars now well into their twilight phase.
The Nerazzurri starlet could be a pivotal figure for Italy over years to come with his characteristics/reputation indicating there is real potential for Bastoni to be successful at Spurs.
Standing at a lofty 6 foot 2, he has the physicality, and Serie A critics have pointed out just how excellent Bastoni has been at the San Siro.
Get Italian Football News journalist Kaustubh Pandey has lavished the colossal centre-half as a ‘world class’ player with it being clear as day why Conte is eager to sign him.
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