Scouting Tottenham Hotspur Transfer Target Gianluca Lapadula

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Mauricio Pochettino is naturally going to be delighted if his team win the Premier League title. He may also find considerable satisfaction that his—at least public—faith in the limited forward options that help them there paid off.

Pochettino took a gamble on Harry Kane staying fit and finding form after initial scoring struggles this season. Up until now, it has worked out so well that the issues of the nominal back-ups, last summer’s more versatile new signings Clinton Njie and Heung-Min Son, have not been as problematic as they might have.

Still, whether as champions or not, Pochettino will hope the transfer market this summer is more conducive to a less risky approach in 2016-17. One player Tottenham are reportedly targeting to boost their attacking options here is Gianluca Lapadula of Serie B outfit Pescara.

The Mirror’s Ed Malyon believes the north London club are vying with Barcelona, Juventus, Leicester City and Napoli for the Italian’s signature. A fee of £6 million is the possible cost of his services.

“If we do not get promoted, then he is likely to leave,” Pescara president Daniele Sebastiani said, according to website Itasportpress.it (h/t the London Evening Standard’s Sam Long).

“Leicester and Tottenham have been following him and their observers have been to Pescara several times.”

This could just be Sebastiani touting his player, looking to raise his price and profile at home via hints of interest from abroad. But you can also see how Lapadula may be intriguing Spurs too.

Any of their representatives at Pescara’s 1-0 win over Cesena last week will have witnessed a wonderful goal by the 26-year-old.

Positioned between two defenders, he adjusted his run to remain onside as Cristian Pasquato floated the ball enticingly over. …

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