‘Maybe he’s the one’: Gold claims Spurs have set their sights on ‘Koulibaly-esque’ 6ft 2in defender

Wed 22 June 2022 20:15, UK

Tottenham Hotspur have hit the ground running in 🍷the summer transfer market.

They’ve already got three signings 💜over the line – Ivan Perisic, Fraser For🅠ster, and Yves Bissouma.

In addition, S🎉purs are still in talks over bringing Djed Spence to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Antonio Conte is reportedly also trying to bring a♏t least one new centre-back toꦕ Tottenham.

Spurs have been linked with a num൲ber♑ of centre-halves in recent months.

Earlier this month, published an in-depth article about Totteꦐnham’s transfer plans.

Alas💙dair Gold named the likes of Josko Gvardiol, Pau Torres, Marc Guehi, Gleison Bremer and Clement Lenglet as targets at centre-back.

All those are fairly established players, but Gold also named one who’s not too 🀅well known – Dynamo Kyiv’s Ilya Zabarn🌸yi.

On Tuesday, the♔ football.london Spurs correspondent posted his latest club update video on .

And on the subject of potential su🍃rprise targets, Gold named Zabarnyi and spoke💖 about the 19-year-old.

“The young Ukrainian laﷺd, I would keep a little eye on him, Zabarnyi,” said Gold.

“Because I do wonder, eve🐭n if it’s not Spurs, whether someone suddenly comes in for him.

“But ꦛI do know that Spurs are having a rജeally good look at him as a potential signing, so maybe he’s the one.

“I g𒊎uess if that was a 😼surprise one, maybe that would be one.”

Who is reported Tottenham target Ilya Zabarnyi?

Zabarnyiܫ has come through the ranks a𝔉t Dinamo Kyiv and has also won for Ukraine.

He has made 59 appearances for his club and has three trophies to hi✤s 🅘name.

Zabarnyi won the Ukrainꦓian double – league title and cup – with Dina🍰mo in 2020-21, as well as the Ukrainian Supercup.

The 6ft 2in talent penned a new deal with his club in October 🐠last year.

However, it remains unclear what will happen next season for൩ Ukrainian football c𝕴lubs and the players on their books.

In wake of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, which began i🌌n February, the Ukrai💎nian Premier League was suspended and then terminated.

Zabarnyi, a right-footer, can play🔜 on either side of the defence.

As per in 2021, local scout Alex Velikikh compared him to Napolꦬi and Senegal star Kalidou Koulibaly.

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

He drea🅰ms of playing alongside his idol Virgil van Dijk, and hopes to emulate the Liverpool star’s game.