Dragusin to become latest Juventus exile snapped up by Tottenham

Regardless of the departure of Fabio Paratici, Tottenham have continued to have a look at former or out-of-favour Juventus gamers in recent times, with the newest instance being Radu Dragusin.

Paratici spent virtually two years in North London from July 2021 to April of final yr, enjoying a key position because the membership’s sporting director earlier than his compelled resignation on account of authorized troubles in Italy following his involvement within the Prisma case.

The director, who beforehand spent 11 years with Juventus from July 2010 to Might 2021, used his data of Italy to his benefit throughout his time with Tottenham and his run on the membership coincided with Antonio Conte’s spell within the dugout.

The primary ex-Juventus participant that Paratici delivered to Tottenham was Cristian Romero, who arrived in North London in the summertime of 2021 from Atalanta.

The Argentine defender had joined the Outdated Woman from Genoa for €31.5m in July 2019 however by no means made a primary group look in Turin, spending time on mortgage with the Ligurian aspect and Atalanta earlier than making a everlasting transfer to the latter.

The next January, Paratici introduced two extra Juventus outcasts to Spurs – Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur, two gamers who grew to become regulars in North London earlier than the latter suffered a cruciate ligament harm.

Paratici was in the end compelled to depart Tottenham final April, however that doesn’t imply his influence hasn’t dissipated on the membership, seen with the membership’s latest chase of Dragusin.

Juventus picked up the Romanian defender from Metropolitan Estudiantes when he was 16 and developed him of their youth system earlier than sending him out on mortgage to Sampdoria, Salernitana and Genoa. He impressed sufficient in Liguria to earn a €5.5m transfer final summer time.

Now Dragusin is simply a step away from becoming a member of Tottenham in a deal value round €25m plus €5m in add-ons, including one other participant missed in Turin to the squad in North London.

In latest weeks, the membership have additionally been linked with strikes for different Bianconeri owned skills like Samuel Iling-Junior and Matias Soule, suggesting that this appreciation of the Outdated Woman’s peripheral figures received’t be coming to an finish simply but.