Spurs transfer news: £31.5m ace tipped as late 'statement' deal, played under Conte before

Transfer insider Dean Jones wouldn't be surprised if Tottenham made a late move to sign Alvaro Morata on deadline day.

Tottenham are in talks with two Juventus players in Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur and reports from Spain suggest that a third in Morata could also be on the move to North London.

Antonio Conte has often spoken about wanting to improve his squad and has made his feelings clear about wanting to sign another striker by saying that he can't afford to not start Harry Kane in any game.

But Spurs are yet to bring in an understudy to Kane and are facing the prospect of going into the business end of the season with once again the England captain as their only option up front.

Therefore, Marca believe that Conte's side are interested in making a late move to sign Morata, who boasts an incredible CV, but a less than impressive goalscoring record.

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Morata doesn't turn 30 until October, but has already played for Real Madrid twice, Chelsea, Atletico Madrid and is currently in his second spell at Juventus. However, the £31.5m-rated striker has only scored 132 goals in almost 400 appearances for those clubs.

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But Morata is a Spain international with a proven record of 23 goals in 50 caps on the international stage, while he's managed to win an incredible amount of major trophies, including the Champions League, Europa League, Serie A, La Liga, FA Cup and many more.

And Jones hasn't ruled out the possibility of the Lilywhites signing Morata in what he said would be a "statement" deal for Spurs despite his recent struggles.

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