Antonio Conte is desperate for Tottenham to get a deal over the line for a Serie A youngster, while a Barcelona star is set to reject Newcastle United…
CONTE MAD FOR YOUNGSTER
Antonio Conte is desperate for Tottenham to sign Roma youngster Nicola Zalewski this summer, according to reports in Italy.
The 20-year-old made his breakthrough season under Jose Mourinho last term as he made 24 appearances in all competitions with nine of those starts in Serie A. Zalewski’s performances saw him earn five Poland caps with the Roma midfielder making his debut in September last year in a victory over San Marino.
And Italian website Calciomercato claims Spurs managing director of football Fabio Paratici has been in Italy this week with his plan ‘above all to talk to various clubs about the players leaving Tottenham’. Bryan Gil has been linked to Sampdoria and AC Milan are interested in Japhet Tanganga, while he needs to find clubs for Tanguy Ndobele, Harry Winks, Sergio Reguilon and Lucas Moura.
However, he is also there to speak to Roma about Zalewski with Tottenham boss Conte ‘literally crazy’ about the Poland international. Conte has fallen ‘in love with this boy’s football so much’ that he wants Paratici to seal a deal.
Roma ‘have not received any concrete offers’ for Zalewski, who was born in Italy to Polish parents, but Paris Saint-Germain have also joined Tottenham in the race to sign the starlet. In January, ‘Sampdoria, Cagliari and other clubs had asked for him on loan’ but Mourinho rejected their advances with the Portuguese coach seeing him as ‘an irreplaceable player’.
WALKING IN MEMPHIS
Newcastle United are interested in signing Barcelona attacker Memphis Depay this summer, according to reports in Spain.
The Netherlands international didn’t have the most successful spell in the Premier League last time he was there, scoring just seven goals in 53 appearances for Manchester United in an 18-month spell. But numerous English clubs have been linked with a move for Depay again this summer.
Arsenal, Tottenham and Man Utd have all been linked this summer after the forward scored 13 goals in 38 appearances in all competitions for Barca last term. Depay has only been at the Camp Nou for one campaign but it already looks like they want to get rid of him.
Spanish publication Sport claims that Depay will leave Barcelona ‘for sure’ this summer with no ‘space’ to accommodate the Dutchman. The Catalan giants are looking…
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