{"id":33280,"date":"2025-12-16T07:02:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T12:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/tottenham-attacker-italian-giants-eyeing-transfer-in-january\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T07:02:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T12:02:56","slug":"tottenham-attacker-italian-giants-eyeing-transfer-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/tottenham-attacker-italian-giants-eyeing-transfer-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham attacker, Italian giants eyeing transfer in January"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" 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strengthen their attacking options.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Italian club, under the guidance of Gian Piero Gasperini, are working hard to strengthen their frontline amid growing uncertainty over their current attacking power and long-term plans.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old French forward joined Spurs from Bayern Munich last summer and quickly flourished under manager Thomas Frank, but has struggled to establish a consistent starting role in north London.<\/p>\n<p>Roma see Tell as a dynamic and versatile attacker who can play across the front lines and who can inject speed, creativity and youthful energy into the squad as they aim to qualify for the Champions League.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Roma_eyeing_Tottenham_star_to_add_depth\"><\/span>Roma eyeing Tottenham star to add depth<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Giallorossi are looking for attacking reinforcements, with Manchester United&#8217;s Joshua Zirkzee previously named as a priority target.<\/p>\n<p>However, reports in both Italy and England say the Red Devils have no intention of letting Zirksee leave in January and hope to reassess his situation in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>This has forced Roma to turn to alternative options, with Tell emerging as a likely candidate under consideration.<\/p>\n<p>No formal contact has yet been made between Roma and Tottenham, but the Italian club&#8217;s recruitment team are closely monitoring Tell&#8217;s situation.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Matisse_Tell_wants_more_playing_time\"><\/span>Matisse Tell wants more playing time<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tottenham-hotspur-v-aston-villa-premier-league-414x276.jpg.webp 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The Italian club, under the guidance of Gian Piero Gasperini, are working hard to strengthen their frontline amid growing uncertainty over their current attacking power and long-term plans. 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