Tottenham Hotspur want Samuel Iling-Junior but Juventus are now increasingly confident of securing his future with a new contract.
Maybe we should just get used to Tottenham being linked with a host of Juventus players.
Fabio Paratici and Antonio Conte both have ties to the Turin giants and have raided them twice already.
Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski both joined Tottenham from Juventus in January and Paratici appears to be eyeing another raid.
Tottenham Hotspur want Samuel Iling-Junior
Weston McKennie is linked with Tottenham regularly but Spurs also fancy winger Samuel Iling-Junior.
Tuttosport reported earlier this month that Tottenham interested in signing Iling-Junior from Juventus.
It was suggested that RB Leipzig as well as Brighton and Hove Albion were interested in signing Iling-Junior.
The English talent, 19, joined Juventus from Chelsea in 2020 but is out of contract at the end of the season.
Tottenham are seemingly lurking with the intent of striking a bargain deal and luring Iling-Junior back to England.
However, Fabrizio Romano now reports that Juventus are feeling ‘very positive’ about extending Iling-Junior’s contract.
It’s claimed that talks will continue to try and thrash out a complete deal but Juventus now believe that Iling-Junior will stay.
That’s a blow for Tottenham given Iling-Junior’s potential as well as his ability right now.
Whilst the teenager has only played three times for Juventus at first-team level, he has already bagged two assists.
Iling-Junior really made headlines after shining as a substitute against Benfica in October, announcing himself as a real talent on the big stage.
Tottenham may still have lingering hope of bringing Iling-Junior back to the English capital but it looks like Juventus will be able to block Paratici and co from making an exciting 2023 move.
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