Journalist says London move "attractive" to Tottenham target Paratici wants in bargain deal

Tottenham would be an attractive option for Torino striker Andrea Belotti, believes transfer insider Pete O’Rourke.

The 28-year-old is out of contract in the summer and is currently being linked with a move to north London.

According to Italian outlet Tuttosport (via Sport Witness), Tottenham could be a destination for Belotti when the transfer window reopens, with manager Antonio Conte and director of football Fabio Paratici potentially being key.

Belotti has a whopping €100m (£84.7m) release clause in his deal, but with it being up at the end of the season, Spurs will be able to pick up the Italian for nothing.

It has been a disappointing campaign for Belotti, who has had injuries and is yet to reach the 10-goal mark in Serie A.

As well as Tottenham, Napoli are also said to be interested in the £25.2m-rated Italy international, but Torino’s Serie A rivals are not thought to be an appealing option for him.

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In contrast, O’Rourke thinks Tottenham would appeal to Belotti and can see him joining them to either replace Harry Kane or to provide cover for the England captain.

The football journalist told GIVEMESPORT: “Moving to the Premier League and moving to London, I’m sure would be attractive to him. Maybe he might go there as a replacement to Kane or maybe as a back-up to Kane, but he’s a good player on his day and his goalscoring record does stand up.”

To be blunt, no. Belotti has not really managed to reach the heights of that 2016/17 season, where he scored 26 goals in Serie A, again.

He hit just 10 the following campaign, while last term, he was only able to register 13 times. The seasons between, where Belotti scored 31