According to Tuttosport, Viola News and Football Italia, Fabio Paratici is interested in bringing Fiorentina defender Nikola Milenkovic to Tottenham Hotspur.
The Italian media have been going wild linking Serie A stars with moves to Tottenham after they appointed ex-Juventus man Paratici as their managing director of football.
Tuttosport noted Paratici wants Dusan Vlahovic from Fiorentina, but he also fancies compatriot and teammate Milenkovic too.
Milenkovic eyed up for Tottenham move
The report suggests that Paratici and Juventus are going head to head for a host of targets, with the Italian looking to pip his former club to new signings.
One of them is Milenkovic, with Paratici well aware that he needs to bolster his defensive options for incoming boss Paulo Fonseca.
Milenkovic is one of the players wanted, but with Juve keen too, bringing him to Tottenham won’t be easy – especially in an expensive double deal with Vlahovic.
Who is Nikola Milenkovic?
The 23-year-old, just like Vlahovic, joined Fiorentina from Partizan. He now has more than 125 appearances for Fiorentina to his name, and has notched 28 caps for Serbia.
Milenkovic is an enormous presence at 6ft 5in tall, and he can physical overpower many attackers who come this way.
He has even played at right back, meaning he is far from just a ‘clogger’ at the back. He’s capable on the ball and Fonseca will know all about him having watched him at Fiorentina.
Milenkovic could play in the heart of defence or on the right of a back three depending on Fonseca’s approach, and Tottenham make sense as the next step for Milenkovic after four years in Florence.
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