Sources: Tottenham make Alessandro Bastoni No1 priority as full list of transfer targets revealed
Tottenham have identified their top three left-sided centre-back targets after a transfer summit, Football Insider understands.
Inter Milan’s Alessandro Bastoni, RB Leipzig’s Javier Gvardiol and Villarreal’s Pau Torres are on the wanted list assembled by the recruitment team.
A Spurs source has told Football Insider that Bastoni, 23, is the number one target of Fabio Paratici and Antonio Conte following talks this week.
The Londoners are lining up a move for the Inter defender, but are also keeping Gvardiol and Torres in their sights.
Tottenham have made it a priority to sign a centre-back who can slot into the left side of Conte’s three-man defence.
Ben Davies filled that role in the recently-completed campaign which ended in a top-four finish and a place in next season’s Champions League.
But Conte wants an upgrade who can help the club's push to challenge Man City and Liverpool next season.
Bastoni is well known to Conte after he managed him during his time in charge of Inter from 2019-2021.
The centre-back is used to playing in a three-man defence and and has been a regular in recent seasons, usually on the left of a trio also including previous Spurs targets Stefan de Vrij and Milan Skriniar.
He made 36 Serie A and Champions League starts among 44 appearances in all competitions in the recently-completed campaign.
Bastoni, who has 11 Italy caps, joined Inter from Atalanta for £27million in 2017 and has been on loan at Parma during his time at the club.