Paratici eyeing Spurs deal for "frightening" £94m gem, he'd be Conte's own Immobile - opinion

The summer transfer window is officially underway and Tottenham will be lining up moves to improve their squad in the coming weeks.

Fabio Paratici has already been hard at work to bolster the team with deals for Fraser Forster and Ivan Perisic, with both players arriving on free transfers.

Spurs will now be looking to strengthen the group in other areas of the pitch and one position they are reportedly looking to add in is centre-forward.

Football London recently claimed that Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is a player Paratici is eyeing a deal for, with the Serie A club reportedly wanting €110m (£94m) for their star man.

By securing a deal for the Nigeria international, Conte would have his own version of his compatriot Ciro Immobile in north London.

Both players are outstanding Serie A goalscorers who have proven that they have what it takes to score goals on a regular basis in a major European league. In fact, FB Ref lists the Lazio goal machine as one of the most similar players to Osimhen in Europe, based on their respective statistics.

In the Italian top-flight last term, Immobile managed an outstanding 27 goals and two assists in 31 matches – missing 16 ‘big chances – for his club. This shows that he was lethal in front of goal and a consistent presence at the top end of the pitch.

Meanwhile, Osimhen produced 14 goals and two assists in 23 starts in the division – missing six ‘big chances’. Whilst his goalscoring record was not quite as good as the Italian’s, he did miss fewer big opportunities and still registered an impressive return in front of goal.

One key difference between the two players, however, is their age as the Napoli man is nine years younger than Immobile.

Emmet Gates dubbed Osimhen’s potential as