Paratici has identified his first signing…and Spurs have opened talks already – report – originally posted on Sportslens.com
Tottenham Hotspur confirmed the appointment of Nuno Espirito Santo as their next manager for the upcoming season.
Daniel Levy, the Spurs chairman, initially was not keen to appoint the former Wolverhampton Wanderers manager.
Levy was not convinced with his brand of football, but Fabio Paratici has convinced him that the 47-year-old is the right man for the job.
Paratici, the club’s director of football, was a key figure behind many of the famous transfer dealings at Juventus that saw the Old Lady signing players like Paul Pogba, Kingsley Coman, Adrien Rabiot on free transfers.
Can he repeat similar magic at Spurs? According to reports from Football London, Paratici has already earmarked Tottenham’s potential first signing under Nuno.
The report claims that with the guidance of Paratici and Nuno, the north London club have opened talks over a move for Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic.
The 21-year-old exciting forward featured 40 times last season for the Italian outfit scoring 21 goals.
Spurs need to sign a backup striker for Harry Kane after they refused to sign Carlos Vinicius from Benfica on a permanent deal.
However, Spurs will need to pay a massive sum of £36 million to sign the exciting young striker.
Tottenham are looking to sell a number of fringe players this summer to boost their transfer kitty. At the same time, the north London club are determined to keep hold of Harry Kane, who is being chased by Manchester City.
The Premier League champions have already submitted a massive £100m bid for the England skipper, but Spurs have rejected the offer.
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