Hot on the heels of Monday night’s scratchy win over Fulham, Tottenham will attempt to complete their first signing of the January window by bringing in Pedro Porro from Sporting. The Spanish right-back has a release clause of £40m but it is believed his Portuguese employers may be willing to let him go for considerably less if Spurs offer sufficiently enticing inducements in the form of add-ons and bonuses. Talks between the clubs continue.
Antonio Conte is also after Nicolò Zaniolo, the Roma midfielder, who spat the dummy and refused to travel with his teammates for Sunday’s win over Spezia in an attempt to force through a move. “All of us in football know there are two different seasons, one where the transfer market is closed and we can all relax a bit more, another when the transfer window is open and someone tries to put individual interests in front of those of the collective,” said the Roma director Tiago Pinto of the 23-year-old’s blatant act of insubordination.
