Tottenham Hotspur are rumoured to be close to completing the signing of Italian midfielder Federico Chiesa.
Federico Chiesa looks set to leave Juventus
The Italian international, currently earns £150,000-a-week at the Old Lady and will see his current contract expire next summer (The Sun).
Fabrizio Romano took to X earlier this month to claim that Chiesa is not part of new Juve boss Thiago Motta’s plans and the Old Lady plan to sell him this summer.
Chiesa managed nine goals and two assists in 33 games this season across all competitions for Juventus.
Tottenham could be a potential destination for the Italian
SportMediaSet via CalcioNapoli24 have claimed that their editorial team have revealed live on air that Chiesa will leave Italy and will instead head to the Premier League where is he on the verge of a move tot the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Their editorial team said: “Chiesa will say goodbye to Italy, he won’t go to Roma or Napoli but to the Premier League. He is close to Tottenham for €30-35m (£25.3m – £29.5m).”
The abovementioned fee is somewhat of a surprise since the likes of Fabrizio Romano have reported Juventus are asking for a fee in the region of €25m (£21m) with add-ons.
SpursWeb Opinion
Chiesa is a good player but has not been at the same standard since he suffered an ACL injury against Roma in the Stadio Olimpico just over two years ago.
He best operates as a winger in a 4-3-3, rather than as a second forward which does not exactly fit in with what Tottenham need right now.
Tottenham need an out and out striker in the shape of Ivan Toney or Jonathan David to lead the frontline, rather than prioritising yet another winger.
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