Tottenham landing reported target Mazraoui can banish 2017 transfer failure

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Tottenham Hotspur have been linked with a move for young Ajax defender Noussair Mazraoui.

According to AS Roma Live, the north Londoners are rivalling Leicester City for the Morocco international, who has emerged as another top talent at the Dutch club in recent times.

The right-back, 21, debuted in 2017/18 but rose to prominence last term, making 48 appearances in all competitions.

This term he has struggled a little with injury and has been limited to eight appearances so far.

The star has shown a lot of maturity for one still so young, and has been versatile enough to feature at left-back and in midfield on occasion.

He is going the right way about becoming one of football’s next top right-backs, and Spurs’ supposed interest should excite supporters.

The club will certainly hope not to lose out to Leicester, especially after missing out on Ricardo Pereira.

TBR’s view – Mazraoui can make up for Spurs’ 2017 failure

According to The Telegraph, the Portuguese full-back was Mauricio Pochettino’s top target in 2017, but a move never materialised, and Spurs landed Serge Aurier instead.

Pereira joined Leicester City for a reported £17.5 million (talkSPORT) the following summer after another season at FC Porto.

He has since gone on to become one of the Premier League’s best attacking full-backs, and is a big regret in the eyes of many Spurs supporters.

Landing Mazraoui, a similar attacking right-back, could be the signing that makes up for that particular oversight in 2017.