Tottenham and Andrea Pirlo are in talks over summer move, suggests Gianluca Vialli

 
Andrea Pirlo
Joe Krishnan7 October 2013

Tottenham are in talks with Italy and Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo over a move to White Hart Lane next summer, former Chelsea manager Gianluca Vialli has suggested.

The 34 year-old playmaker, whose contract with the Serie A champions expires in June next year,is has yet to sign a new deal at the Turin club amid uncertainty over coach Antonio Conte's future.

Vialli was quizzed on Pirlo’s current situation while working as a pundit for Sky Italia and the former Chelsea boss claimed that a move to White Hart Lane could be in the offing.

“I heard the rumours from London that there are contacts between Pirlo and Tottenham for next season,” Vialli said.

Pirlo has spent his entire career in Italy, playing for Bresica, Internazionale, AC Milan and now the Old Lady.

The midfielder revealed in his autobiography that he came close to joining Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona during his time at AC Milan.

He writes: “I had already reached an agreement with Chelsea, then after Berlusconi intervened and I stayed at Milan. I was also very close with Capello at Real Madrid and nearly joined them in 2006.”

“[Pep] Guardiola then convinced me to join Barcelona in 2011, but Berlusconi stepped in again.”

Pirlo has 104 caps for the Azzurri, scoring 13 times in his international career.

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