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Tottenham Hotspur could truly kickstart Antonio Conte’s revolution by signing Tariq Lamptey this summer…

According to Dan Kilpatrick of the Evening Standard, the Brighton and Hove Albion wing-back is likely to be considered a key target for the club heading into next season after missing out on a signing in the role last month.

Spurs saw a move for Adama Traore fall through in the 11th hour after the Spaniard rejected the opportunity in favour of joining his boyhood club Barcelona. It’s thought that he was not convinced by their plans to play him in defence.

Whilst it’s also believed that the north London outfit were some way off Middlesbrough’s valuation of Djed Spence, who is impressing out on loan to Nottingham Forest.

There is a general acceptance around Hotspur Way that it will take several transfer windows to sort out Spurs’ squad, which lacks strength in depth, even more so after the sheer number of departures in the summer and the winter.

Harry Kane is still without a backup or a partner in attack. Ben Davies is still playing out of position in the backline. And that’s just two of many, many issues.

Conte wanted three new additions this January but he got two. Two solid ones at that but that’s not going to transform the team in the way he wants – but in the summer, the arrival of Lamptey could truly kickstart a big revolution in the off-season.

One of the positions that Spurs failed to bolster was that right wing-back position, where the Italian head coach believes he needs better options.

The Times claim that he remains unconvinced by Emerson Royal, who was signed by Nuno Santo in the summer, and Matt Doherty, hence the interest in Traore.

Lamptey is a hugely exciting and homegrown talent that would fit Conte’s