{"id":615146,"date":"2022-07-22T07:01:47","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T11:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=615146"},"modified":"2022-07-22T07:01:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T11:01:47","slug":"ac-milan-tottenham-hotspur-japhet-tanganga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/22\/ac-milan-tottenham-hotspur-japhet-tanganga\/","title":{"rendered":"AC Milan Target Tottenham Hotspur Defender Deemed Surplus to Requirements by Antonio Conte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1550189538353577984\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Tottenham director Fabio Paratici has met with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/20\/renato-sanches-definitely-leaving-lille\/\" target=\"_self\">AC Milan<\/a> board to continue negotiations for the Italian giants to sign Japhet Tanganga. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Englishman struggled to hold down a regular first-team place last season, making 19 appearances in all competitions, seemingly suggesting his future lies away from the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Japhet Tanganga: Tottenham Hotspur Youth Team Graduate Defender Looks Set to Depart the Club<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tottenham director Fabio Paratici met with AC Milan board today in Milano. Negotiations ongoing for Japhet Tanganga deal. \ud83d\udea8\u26aa\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#THFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tanganga, one of the names now discussed between the two clubs &#8211; in touch for potential opportunies in the next weeks. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SkySport<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/US7N6hyRiR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/US7N6hyRiR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1550189538353577984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3>Defender Looks Destined for Exit Door<\/h3>\n<p>AC Milan have identified Tanganga as a player they want to buy this summer, with the Serie A champions viewing the English defender as the perfect replacement for Alessio Romagnoli, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/official-romagnoli-has-signed-for-lazio\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">departed for rivals Lazio<\/a> on a free transfer.<\/p>\n<p>The London-born defender has seemingly been deemed surplus to requirements by Antonio Conte following the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/19\/tottenham-confirm-signing-of-djed-spence\/\" target=\"_self\">arrival of Djed Spence<\/a> from Middlesbrough for \u00a320 million, and the loan signing of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/03\/tottenham-loan-signing-french-defender\/\" target=\"_self\">Clement Lenglet<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/10\/fc-barcelona-veteran-renews-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Barcelona<\/a>, which has ultimately led him to express his desire for regular first-team football, which looks to end his 13-year association with Spurs.<\/p>\n<p>If a move to Serie A materialises, Tanganga will be keen to emulate <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/24\/fikayo-tomori-contract-extension-ac-milan\/\" target=\"_self\">Fikayo Tomori<\/a>, who enjoyed a memorable first season with AC Milan after joining from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/22\/chelsea-jules-kounde-barcelona\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a>, collecting a league winners medal and playing in 31 of a possible 38 league games, earning acclaim for the important role he played in AC Milan&#8217;s memorable title win.<\/p>\n<p>Following the arrival of Spence, it is clear Spurs are looking to balance the books with Tanganga and others destined to be shown the exit door by Conte. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-10950927\/Tottenham-outcast-Bryan-Gil-set-leave-Sampdoria-registers-Spanish-winger.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bryan Gil<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\/transfer-news\/tanguy-ndombele-premier-league-tottenham-24457644\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tanguy Ndombele<\/a> also look set to depart the North London club this summer to facilitate the arrivals of players such as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/28\/tottenham-hotspur-ivan-perisic-signing\/\" target=\"_self\">Ivan Perisic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/30\/tottenham-hotspur-richarlison-deal-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">Richarlison<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"sfm-sidebar\" class=\"sfm-theme- sfm-hl-semi sfm-indicators\">\n<div 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