Conte viewed Zaniolo as a versatile addition to his squad, one who could play across the front three or in wide areas as a wing-back. However, the Italian is unlikely to be upset with his failure to land his compatriot after a successful summer of spending in north London.
Their most recent capture of Destiny Udogie took their spending to over £100m after bringing in Richarlison, Ivan Perisic, Clement Lenglet, Yves Bissouma and Fraser Forster. Spending such a large sum on Zaniolo would have brought a risk after he suffered a knee injury in his formative years.
But it seems that with a five-year deal too good to turn down for the highly-rated Italian, with Mourinho getting one over his past employers. And it remains to be seen. whether Tottenham will settle for the signings they have made or seek to find an alternative.
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