Tottenham hit potential hurdle in pursuit of bargain £17.6m deal for Serie A star

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Tottenham Hotspur are eyeing a move for an experienced Serie A striker, but a new development may put their pursuit at risk.

There continues to be plenty of speculation over Tottenham’s search for a new number nine, and a 25-year-old striker has been particularly heavily linked with a move to N17.

Spurs are thought to be considering a move for Juventus star Dusan Vlahovic, who is now in the final year of his contract at the Allianz Stadium.

It has been suggested that Juventus want to cash in on the Spurs target in January as they do not want to risk letting him leave on a free next summer.

Juventus development may scupper Tottenham’s pursuit of Dusan Vlahovic

Several sources have even installed Tottenham as the favourites to land Vlahovic in January, given Fabio Paratici’s connections with the Serie A club.

However, the Bianconeri have recently sacked Igor Tudor and replaced him with Luciano Spalletti, and journalist Dean Jones believes that the change in management might change the striker’s stance on his future.

Joens told TEAMtalk: “The fact that Vlahovic suddenly has a new coach is interesting because it is a moment that could potentially lead to a change in his situation at Juve.

“However, the major issue still surrounds the terms of his deal rather than whether the coach likes him, so I do think the same problem will exist. A few clubs in England will be keeping an eye on this, but no one has been particularly close to making an offer soon.”

Jones says cut-price sale of Vlahovic is still on the cards

However, the journalist pointed out that the Old Lady cannot risk keeping the striker if he does not put pen to paper on a deal within the next two months

He suggested that a cut-price sale of the Tottenham Hotspur target is still very much on the cards in the upcoming transfer window.

Jones added about Vlahovic: “There is a chance he is still available in January because Juventus can’t handle the prospect of him leaving for free in the summer. So, either way, something significant has to happen.

“If he leaves in January, I think someone will be picking up a bargain. The current expectation is that Juve would be looking for €20million [£17.6m], I’m told.”