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Tottenham Hotspur are considering a move for a teenage full-back, who only made his senior debut for Roma back in August.
Spurs chose against replacing Djed Spence with a recognised full-back in the summer, with Roberto De Zerbi admitting he is happy to use Archie Gray as cover for Pedro Porro.
Porro’s injury means that Gray has played regularly as a right-back this season, and the 20-year-old appears to be growing into that role with each passing outing, even though midfield remains his prefered position.
It has now emerged that the Lilywhites are indeed considering adding one more right-back to their squad in the winter, which may potentially free up the former Leeds man to compete for a centre midfield berth.
Tottenham target Emanuele Lulli
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Tottenham have been impressed by Roma starlet Emanuele Lulli
According to a report in TEAMtalk, Tottenham have been keeping close tabs on Emanuele Lulli, who has impressed since breaking into Roma’s senior side at the start of this season.
The 19-year-old has also caught the eye of Arsenal and Liverpool, while it is revealed that Chelsea, Man City and Man United are also aware of his progress.
The youngster has made only five Serie A appearances so far, but he has impressed Premier League scouts with his all-round offensive and defensive game.
Many scouts are said to be urging the recruitment chiefs of their clubs ot treat Lulli as a serious target for the January window.
Roma’s stance on Lulli revealed amid Spurs interest
The interest in the Italy U19 international is not restricted to England, with Paris Saint-Germain also monitoring his progress closely.
The report explains that the Gialorossi are aware that Lulli’s list of admirers is growing ahead of the January window in light of his impressive start to his senior career.
As a result, Roma have already begun work on trying to tie down their academy graduate to a new contract, in order to protect his value and fend off interest.