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Tottenham send scouts to watch youngster in Roma’s win over Juventus

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Tottenham Hotspur had scouts in the Stadio Olimpico stands to watch Nicolo Zaniolo in action against Juventus on Sunday, say reports.

Nicolo Zaniolo

The midfielder has been heavily linked with a summer switch to north London after an eye-catching breakthrough season for the Serie A club.

Gazzetta dello Sport journalist Nicolo Schira has reported that Spurs had a representative in Italy to cast an eye over the 19-year-old as the Giallorossi ran out 2-0 winners over the Italian champions.

The Premier League club are said to be very interested in a summer bid for the Italy international, who has scored four goals in 26 league appearances this season.

Zaniolo played the full 90 minutes as goals from Alessandro Florenzi and Edin Dzeko gave the capital club victory,

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.