Having failed to make the breakthrough at Tottenham last season, Joe Rodon could be off to Italy. Fabio Paratici, Spurs’ director of football, is reported to have spent Thursday in Milan conducting talks with a number of clubs. Tottenham are interested in signing Roma midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo and may offer Rodon as part of a swap deal. The Wales international has an admirer in Roma’s manager José Mourinho, who brought him to Spurs from Swansea City and is in the market for a centre-back.

While Zaniolo would rather stay in Italy, where Milan and Juventus are interested in acquiring his services, Tottenham are hopeful the prospect of being barked at from the touchline by his compatriot Antonio Conte might be enough to turn his head. Spurs are also hopeful of shipping Bryan Gil out to Sampdoria on loan after the Spain winger spent the second half of last season at Valencia. Marseille have also stated their interest in taking Gil on loan and are also sniffing around the Arsenal left-back Nuno Tavares.