Lorenzo Pellegrini
Report: Spurs join the race to sign 24 y/o after Liverpool submit £25m bid
Tottenham Hotspur have joined the race to sign Lorenzo Pellegrini this summer. According to reports from La Repubblica (h/t The Express), the north London club are keen to sign the highly-rated Roma playmaker. A change in transfer strategy is expected from Spurs under the guidance of managing director of football Fabio Paratici, who was officially appointed to his new role last Saturday. Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy will be hoping that Paratici can bring in the right quality of players to improve Spurs’ fortunes/ The north London club are close to appointing Paulo Fonseca as their next manager. He was replaced by Jose Mourinho at Roma earlier this year, and it looks increasingly likely that he will occupy the vacant managerial role at Spurs. The report claims that Fonseca is lo...
Barcelona interested in signing €30m Liverpool target with 20 goal contributions last season – report
Barcelona are interested in signing Roma midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini but face competition from Liverpool and Atalanta, Mundo Deportivo claims. The Catalan giants were in advanced negotiations to sign Georginio Wijnaldum on a free transfer, but Paris Saint-Germain have since hijacked the deal. The Blaugrana are now looking into alternative options, and it is reported that they are seriously interested in signing Roma captain Pellegrini. Pellegrini has a €30 million release clause in his contract, but he could be sold for less as he is approaching the final year of his deal. Liverpool are also keen on signing Pellegrini as a replacement for Wijnaldum, but the Blaugrana’s main competition could be Atalanta. The Serie A outfit reportedly have the first option to land Pellegrini for arou...
