Mauricio Pochettino is a massive fan of ‘special talent’ and £80m Tottenham transfer target

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Tottenham Hotspur are being linked with an incredible swoop for Juventus attacker Paulo Dybala. The London Evening Standard is reporting that Tottenham have approached Juventus about the Argentine forward, who is valued at £80 million by the Bianconeri. 

Juventus are ready to sell the player, who has dropped down the pecking order at the club since the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo last summer. 

The report claims Tottenham have been ‘weighing up’ an offer for the 25-year-old for three weeks but are now giving it serious consideration. 

A deal would certainly make sense, considering Mauricio Pochettino’s feelings about Dybala. 

Tottenham fans know all too well what Dybala can bring. He was pivotal as Juventus dumped Tottenham out of the Champions League in March of last year. 

Ahead of that two-legged clash, Tottenham’s manager hailed Dybala as a ‘special talent’ in an interview with Rai Sports, as relayed by talkSPORT.

“I think Dybala will recover (from injury) and I hope he does, because I think it’s always nice to play against the best in the world.

“I put Dybala in that category because he is a special talent and seeing him on the pitch is wonderful, even if he might cause your team a few problems.”

The 25-year-old made a name for himself at Palermo following a move from hometown club Instituto in 2012. 

He joined Juventus in 2015 and quickly became one of Europe’s hottest talents. However, he managed just 10 goals last term and was often played wide to accommodate Ronaldo in the Juventus starting XI. 

Tottenham fans, and Pochettino will undoubtedly be hoping this is a deal they can get over the line.