Tottenham monitoring Atalanta full-back Marco Palestra

Tottenham Hotspur are monitoring Atalanta’s full-back Marco Palestra over a attainable transfer to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium subsequent summer season, in keeping with Nicolo Schira. 

Palestra, who’s on mortgage at Cagliari from Atalanta, has established himself as one of the thrilling full-backs in Serie A this season.

Introduced in initially as cowl, the Italian has firmly established himself in Fabio Pisacane’s lineup this season, taking part in an instrumental position of their survival battle, the place they now sit in thirteenth place and eight factors above the relegation zone.

Final season, transient outings with Atalanta’s senior squad provided flashes of his means, however stiff competitors from established proper wingbacks Davide Zappacosta and Raoul Bellanova led to the choice to mortgage him out searching for constant sport time.

Now at Cagliari, Palestra is making a powerful push for inclusion not simply in Atalanta’s plans for subsequent season but in addition in Gennaro Gattuso’s ultimate squad for the World Cup qualification conflict in opposition to Northern Eire on the New Steadiness Enviornment in Bergamo on March 26, as per Sky Sport Italia.

It seems his performances have additionally caught the eye of Tottenham, as Nicolo Schira claims that the north London membership are maintaining tabs on Palestra forward of a attainable swoop to north London in the summertime.

Palestra to Tottenham

The journalist experiences {that a} Spurs scout was current on the Unipol Domus Stadium to look at the Italy U21 worldwide throughout the sport between Cagliari and Lazio, the place he accomplished the complete 90 minutes.

Spurs’ present right-back choices embody Pedro Porro and Djed Spence. Porro has been combating health, resulting in Archie Grey being utilized in that place, whereas Spence has largely been utilised on the left resulting from accidents to Future Udogie.

Therefore, a pure match at proper again is required, and Palestra can be a viable choice for that position.

His talents should not restricted to the standard conventional fullback position; he continuously makes clever bursts ahead. Considered one of his most excellent qualities is his means to invert seamlessly into pockets of area in the course of the pitch, a trait continuously required of modern-day full-backs.

With Spurs’ curiosity presently solely exploratory, it’ll be fascinating to see whether or not the North London membership follows up with a concrete provide, which can doubtless be above his £21m Transfermarkt valuation.