Calciomercato reveal that Tottenham Hotspur made inroads in their negotiations to sign Alessandro Buongiorno from Torino in the summer but decided to prioritise other signings in the end.
Spurs failed to add a central defender to their squad in the summer window, but it has now emerged that the Lilywhites did seriously consider moving for a top-class defender.
According to Calciomercato, Buongiorno was firmly on the North London club’s radar, with Ange Postecoglou’s men said to have been impressed by the Italian’s displays for Torino.
The report reveals that Spurs were not the only ones who made advances towards the 25-year-old, with Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan also exploring moves for the player.
It is explained that the Premier League side made ‘a lot of progress’ in their efforts to land Buongiorno but in the end, decided to abandon their pursuit and focus on other players instead.
That allowed Napoli to swoop for the Italy international, who has been a key player under Antonio Conte so far this season.
Spurs currently have Cristian Romero, Micky Van de Ven, Radu Dragusin and Ben Davies to choose from in the centre-back positions, as well as some academy youngsters.
Spurs Web Opinion
I am not surprised that Postecoglou decided that a central defender was not a big priority this summer. We have just enough to cover the role at least until January.
I was a little more surprised that Tottenham did not sign a number six to replace Hojbjerg and Skipp, and it sounds like that might have been down to Archie Gray impressing in pre-season.
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