Tottenham are keen on German Pezzella.
Tottenham Hotspur are reported to be keen on Argentina centre-back German Pezzella.
Pezzella, 26, is currently playing for Fiorentina in Italy on loan from Spanish side Real Betis.
Tuttosport (14/11/2017 and as cited by Tutto Mercato Web) report Pezzella is interesting both Tottenham and Atletico Madrid.
Pezzella would likely be keen on working under Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino, once a defender himself, but the biggest attraction for him joining Tottenham would be Erik Lamela.
(Top, L-R) Argentina U-20 national football team players Esteban Andrada, Leandro Gonzalez, Hugo Nervo, Facundo Ferreyra, Roberto Pereyra, German Pezzella, Erik Lamela, Alan Ruiz, Matias…
The pair played together at River Plate before the Tottenham winger was sold to Roma in 2011.
Pezzella and Lamela were both part of the Argentina XI which reached the finals of the 2011 under-20 World Cup.
The difficulty for Pezzella at Tottenham would be that playing regular football will not be straightforward.
After Davinson Sanchez and Juan Foyth – another Argentine – joined the club in the summer, defensive competition is higher than ever especially with Eric Dier being used often in defence.
Pezzella will have to decide whether playing with Lamela again is worth the risk of potentially being used only as a squad player by Spurs if they make their move.
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