Tottenham Hotspur are considering a loan move for Nicolo Zaniolo of Roma with an option to buy. But, they face an objection from the Italian club in that they only want a permanent transfer.

The asking price for the attacking midfielder is around €35-40 million, which isn’t being met as of now. Spurs are also trying to include a player of their own in the deal to trim the excess numbers in their squad.

Nicolo Zaniolo on Tottenham Hotspur’s radar

The Italian has been left out of their recent and upcoming games owing to transfer speculation. His desire to leave the club has also led to Roma softening their stance, after once considering him not up for transfer.

Tottenham are discussing a potential loan deal for Nicoló Zaniolo, including an option to buy — Roma only want permanent deal proposals as things stand. 🚨⚪️ #THFC

Understand Spurs are also prepared to offer one player as part of the deal — Roma want €35/40m fee. pic.twitter.com/cIxTcCMTlT
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 22, 2023

Arsenal and West Ham United are among the other Premier League clubs interested in bringing him over. But as things stand, Antonio Conte’s Spurs lead the race to sign him. However, no deal has been agreed with the Europa Conference League winners as of yet.

The two major injuries sustained by Nicolo Zaniolo in the past have hindered his progress to an extent. He was missing for a few matches this season as well, but has been available for the most part. And now, he is pushing to take up a new challenge by the end of the month which could be in England.

Tottenham are known to be quite difficult to negotiate with when it comes to transfers. And it will be interesting to see what kind of deal goes through for Zaniolo, if one is to be reached at all.