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Alasdair Gold claims Tottenham have now set sights on 20-cap centre-back who’s ‘Koulibaly-esque’

Giuseppe Labellarte

Fri 10 June 2022 20:15, UK

Totte🅷nh🃏am Hotspur don’t seem to be wasting any time in looking for alternatives to Alessandro Bastoni.

Spurs have been eyeing the Inter Milan star, but this w♍eek, his agent said𝄹 he’d be staying put.

“Bastoni will stay at Inter for sure,” Fabrizio Romano quoted Tullio Tinti as saying.

“He has a contrac༺t and 🐟he’s happy with Inter – there’s no problem.”

Since then, Tottenham have been linked with a number of other cen♈tre-backs.

On Friday, published an in-depth Alasdair Gold article abou🌊t Tottenham’s transfer plans.

He name🌠d the likes of Josko Gvardiol, Pau Torres, Marc Guehi, Gleison Bremer and Clement Lenglet as⛎ targets.

There waꦑs also a new name in the mix – Dinamo Kyiv’s Ilya Zabarnyi.

According to Gol☂d, Spurs have been closely watching the 19-year-old and are weighing up a summer move for him.

Who is reported Tottenham target Ilya Zabarnyi?

Zabarnyi has come through the ranks at Dinamo Kyiv an🐽d ✨has also won for Ukraine.

He 💦has made 59 appearances for his club and has three trophies t🏅o his name.

Zabarnyi won the Ukrai🅠nian double – league title and cup – with Dinamo in 2020-21, as well as the Ukrainian Supercup.

The teenager penned a new deal with his club in Oct🧔ober last year.

However, it remains unclear what will happen next season for Ukrainia🍃n football clubs and the players on their꧒ books.

In wake of the confᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚlict between Ukraine and Russia, which began in February, the U🔜krainian Premier League was suspended and then terminated.

Zabarnyi, a right-footer, can plaꦗy ꦡon either side of the defence.

As per in 2021, local scout Alex Veli♔kikh compared him to Napoli and Senegal star Kalidou Koulibaly.

Zabarnꦬyi is ‘tall, strong in the air, physically imposing and good reader of the game’.

He dreams of playing alo♐ngside his idol Virgil van Dijk, and hopes to 🧜emulate the Liverpool star’s game.