Rumour Has It: Newcastle and Tottenham pursue Roma forward Nicolo Zaniolo

The
23-year-old
has
11
Italy
caps
to
his
name,
but
he
has
struggled
to
show
his
quality
this
season.

From
13
Serie
A
appearances
this
term,
including
12
starts,
Zaniolo
has
only
scored
one
goal
with
zero
assists,
after
a
2021-22
season
where
he
contributed
only
two
goals
in
28
league
games.

Despite
his
disappointing
goal
tally,
Zaniolo
is
reportedly
demanding
a
significant
pay
increase
to
re-sign
in
Italy’s
capital,
forcing
Roma
into
a
difficult
decision.

TOP
STORY
–
PREMIER
LEAGUE
CLUBS
CIRCLE
FOR
ZANIOLO

According
to
Calciomercato,
Tottenham
head
coach
Antonio
Conte
is
a
fan
of
Zaniolo,
while
the
“increasingly
ambitious”
Newcastle
are
“waiting
for
new
developments”.

For
Tottenham,
their
top
priority
remains
retaining
the
services
of
Conte,
and
that
could
mean
taking
a
leap
of
faith
to
secure
one
of
his
targets.

The
report
states
the
most
recent
negotiations
between
Roma
and
Zaniolo’s
agents
ended
with
no
progress,
and
with
18
months
remaining
on
his
contract,
his
transfer
value
will
likely
not
get
any
higher
than
it
is
right
now.

ROUND-UP

–
The
Times
is
reporting

Newcastle
also
have
strong
interest
in
25-year-old
Wolves
midfielder

Ruben
Neves.

–
According
to
Caught
Offside,

Chelsea
could
sign
25-year-old
Borussia
Monchengladbach
striker

Marcus
Thuram
for
€10million
this
month
as
his
contract
expires
at
the
end
of
the
season.

–

Tottenham,

Barcelona
and

Borussia
Dortmund
are
among
the
teams
scouting
impressive
18-year-old

Oscar
Gloukh
from
Maccabi
Tel
Aviv,
who
could
be
purchased
for
€9m,
per
The
Sun.

–
The
Daily
Mail
is
reporting
29-year-old
Liverpool
midfielder

Alex
Oxlade-Chamberlain
could
leave
the
club
this
month,
with
six
months
remaining
on
his
contract.

–

Liverpool
are
trying
to
convince
26-year-old
Fiorentina
midfielder
and
Morocco
standout

Sofyan
Amrabat
to
head
to
Anfield,
but
he
prefers

Atletico
Madrid,
per
The
Mirror.