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Tottenham in pole position to sign ‘electric’ forward who once made Cristiano Ronaldo punch a wall
Although Tottenham Hotspur have started the summer well on the pitch, there’s still considerable work to do for Johan Lange and his team.
Spurs have made real progress with clearing out players on the periphery of Ange Postecoglou’s squad this summer, and for that they deserve credit.
However, it’s slightly underwhelming that Archie Gray is the only new arrival that arrives immediately in addition to Lucas Bergvall – a deal that was agreed some time ago.
Gray is an excellent signing and a real coup, but Tottenham have a real opportunity to prove their ambition this summer.
Postecoglou wants to compete for silverware immediately and won’t be content with small improvements leading to the club regaining a spot back in the top four.
That being said, many associated with Tottenham believe that a forward will be the most important addition this summer, someone who can add goals and star quality.
And although Harry Kane has still not been properly replaced, it’s believed that Postecoglou would prefer to add a versatile wide-forward to his team, someone who can also play centrally.
Tottenham now leading race to sign Juventus winger Federico Chiesa
That being said, Juventus winger Federico Chiesa definitely fits that bill, a player who has often shown his quality whilst playing for Italy.
Chiesa is ready to switch clubs in search of a new challenge this summer, and according to reports in Italy, Spurs are now in ‘pole position’.
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That’s according to who are following the situation closely, claiming that Tottenham are ahead of Arsenal and Liverpool.
The report states that Juve are hoping for something akin to an auction for Chiesa, who is available for €30m (£25m).
Perhaps some Tottenham supporters would still prefer to add a traditional centre-forward, someone like Ivan Toney, but it’s hard to argue against Chiesa’s quality individually.
Ronaldo once punched wall because of Chiesa at Juventus
Among the high-profile moments of Chiesa’s career thus far, one incident with Cristiano Ronaldo still sticks out to this day.
Back in 2021, despite Juventus beating Genoa 3-1 – one of those goals being scored by Dejan Kulusevski, Ronaldo was furious after the game that he didn’t score.
Chiesa reportedly could have squared the ball to Ronaldo at one point for an easy goal but the Italian decided not to.
After the game, Ronaldo threw his shirt away and punched a wall in the Juventus dressing room.
It seems unlikely that Tottenham would have such spiky characters in their squad should Chiesa join.
But regardless, the ‘electric‘ Italian has probably developed his game a lot since that moment.
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