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

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.

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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.