Premier League giants Tottenham Hotspur reportedly want AC Milan’s Serie A striker Patrick Cutrone.
Eyebrows were certainly raised when it emerged that Moise Kean, Juventus’ title winning hero and arguably the most exciting young striker in European football, was dropped by Italy’s U21s for their European Championship clash against Poland on Wednesday.
But with Patrick Cutrone coming into the starting XI, Azzurri coach Luigi di Biagio really should have been confident that a win was still incoming.
After all, Cutrone is another of Italy’s exciting next generation. At the age of just 21, he has been a regular at AC Milan for two seasons now and he has already scored 27 goals for one of Italy’s greatest clubs.
And, according to Tuttomercatoweb, he is also a £30 million target for a Tottenham Hotspur side who are desperately attempting to ease the goalscoring burden on top scorer and talisman Harry Kane.
But Spurs should perhaps be having second thoughts about splashing out £30 million on the back of Cutrone’s rather disastrous display against Poland.
Italy lost 1-0 and Cutrone far from justified Di Biagio’s faith. His touch was off, his finishing wayward and, while the service wasn’t exactly stellar, this was merely the latest disappointing display in a hugely underwhelming 2019 for the AC Milan striker.
And patience is wearing thin.
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