Football transfer rumours: Andy Carroll to Tottenham?

Today’s fluff can see no reasons ’cause there are no reasons

Tottenham have identified the perfect person to deputise for their occasionally injured English striker Harry Kane, and it is the almost permanently injured English striker Andy Carroll. The West Ham target man has a contract that expires in the summer and could thus be available for a mere £2m, depending – according to the Sun – on “whether Manuel Pellegrini reckons he needs the 6ft 4in striker to cover for unsettled Marko Arnautovic”. An 18-month contract is being readied, though reports in Spain suggest Spurs are also interested in the 22-year-old Real Betis striker Antonio “Tonny” Sanabria.

A large photograph of Matteo Darmian dominates the front page of Italy’s TuttoSport, with the paper asserting that Juventus have the Manchester United full-back “in their grasp”. A loan deal – which could cost them €4m – with a clause allowing them to make the move permanent in the summer should they wish (and be willing to pay another €8m) has already been agreed, and the player could be on his way to Turin within hours.

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