Report: Tottenham in pole position to sign ‘electric’ forward who once made Cristiano Ronaldo punch a wall
Although Tottenham Hotspur have started the summer well on the pitch, there’s still considerable work to do for Johan Lange and his team.
Spurs have made real progress with clearing out players on the periphery of Ange Postecoglou’s squad this summer, and for that they deserve credit.
Archie Gray is the only other newcomer who shows up right away, which is a little disappointing given that Lucas Bergvall was already part of a previously agreed-upon contract.
Although Gray is a great addition and a true coup, Tottenham has a great chance to demonstrate their ambition this summer.
Postecoglou will not settle for incremental improvements that land the team back in the top four; instead, he wants to fight for trophy right away.
Having said that, a lot of Tottenham supporters think that adding a forward this summer—someone who can provide goals and star quality—will be crucial.
Additionally, it is said that Postecoglou would want to add a versatile wide-forward—someone who can play centrally—to his squad, even though Harry Kane has not been adequately replaced.
Tottenham now leading race to sign Juventus winger Federico Chiesa
That being said, Juventus winger Federico Chiesa definitely fits that bill, a player who has often shown his quality whilst playing for Italy.
That’s according to Tutto Juve who are following the situation closely, claiming that Tottenham are ahead of Arsenal and Liverpool.
The report states that Juve are hoping for something akin to an auction for Chiesa, who is available for €30m (£25m).
Perhaps some Tottenham supporters would still prefer to add a traditional centre-forward, someone like Ivan Toney, but it’s hard to argue against Chiesa’s quality individually.
Ronaldo once punched wall because of Chiesa at Juventus
Among the high-profile moments of Chiesa’s career thus far, one incident with Cristiano Ronaldo still sticks out to this day.
Back in 2021, despite Juventus beating Genoa 3-1 – one of those goals being scored by Dejan Kulusevski, Ronaldo was furious after the game that he didn’t score.
Chiesa reportedly could have squared the ball to Ronaldo at one point for an easy goal but the Italian decided not to.
After the game, Ronaldo threw his shirt away and punched a wall in the Juventus dressing room.
It seems unlikely that Tottenham would have such spiky characters in their squad should Chiesa join.
But regardless, the ‘electric‘ Italian has probably developed his game a lot since that moment.
