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Tottenham want £26m player who’s been in squads with Destiny Udogie
Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly set their sights on a 21-year-old defender deemed “ready” to play for Italy.
reported a few days ago that Spurs are keen to sign Bologna’s Riccardo Calafiori this summer, and are already putting plans in place to strike a deal.
The Italian outlet claimed that Tottenham have received some positive scouting reports on the versatile defender, and will intensify efforts to sign him in summer.
Spurs have already bolstered their defensive ranks over the past few weeks, bringing in Radu Dragusin from Genoa. They’ve also moved players on, like Eric Dier.
However, with the summer transfer window likely to bring a lot more activity than the January edition, there’s certainly scope for Tottenham to bring in more reinforcements.
Tottenham target Italy rising star Riccardo Calafiori
Calafiori is a player who overcame a potentially career-ending injury several years ago to reach the potential he had as a youngster.
Back in 2018, Calafiori was playing for Roma and there were high hopes for him to potentially reach Francesco Totti and Daniele De Rossi levels.
However, a horror tackle in a UEFA Youth League encounter against Viktoria Plzen in October 2018 left him with a serious knee injury.
As per , all of the ligaments in Calafiori’s joint had been ruptured along with his meniscus and articular capsule.
After undergoing surgery in the United States, his long road back to the training pitches began, and less than two years later, he was rewarded for his efforts.
Calafiori made his professional debut with Roma, as well as his Serie A debut, in a 3-1 away win over Juventus on 1 August 2020.
The 21-year-old went on to make 18 competitive appearances for Roma, as well as a loan spell at Genoa, before joining Basel permanently in the summer of 2022.
Within 12 months, Serie A came calling again as Bologna signed him. The £26million-rated ace has made 22 appearances to date for the Rossoblu.
Tottenham target Riccardo Calafiori ‘ready’ for Italy
Calafiori has also been in squads with Tottenham star Destiny Udogie. . The two have both played for Italy Under-21s.
Udogie has since made his senior Italy debut, and Calafiori may not be too far away, according to Azzurri head coach Luciano Spalletti.
In January, he named the reported Tottenham target as one of the young Italians who could be in contention for senior starts in the coming months.
“We’ve seen (Michael) Kayode, (Luca) Ranieri, (Luca) Koleosho, (Cesare) Casadei – who we had been targeting for a while – emerge,” Spalletti told .
“(Edoardo) Bove is now a certainty, I liked (Lorenzo) Lucca’s attitude in the last spell, and then (Matteo) Prati.
“Calafiori who is a certainty on the left and centre, and is ready for the national team.”