Agent reveals Juventus and AC Milan tried to sign his client before Tottenham

Destiny Udogie’s agent Stefano Antonelli has revealed that the likes of Juventus and AC Milan showed interest in his client but they were eventually not willing to meet Udinese’s asking price.

Tottenham completed a £15 million deal to sign Udogie from Udinese in August of last year with the left-back remaining at the Serie A outfit for the 2022/23 campaign as part of the agreement which was brokered by the club’s former managing director of football Fabio Paratici (Sky Sports).

While the youngster had impressed in the Serie A, it is fair to say that he has taken his game to a different level since arriving at Spurs, now that he is surrounded by better players.

The 20-year-old has thrived in Ange Postecoglou’s system and he also demonstrated his qualities for Italy when he was handed his first two caps by Luciano Spalletti last month.

Tottenham won a contested race for Destiny Udogie

Antonelli has now lamented the fact that Italian clubs are not willing to bet on young players such as Udogie.

He told TuttoMercatoWeb: “If there is a limit that Italian clubs still cannot overcome today, it is the courage to invest (in young players).

“I invite anyone and challenge them to tell me which Italian club didn’t want Udogie. They all wanted him. The only one who accelerated the deal was (Udinese owner) Gino Pozzo. He bought him for 2.8 million euros and sold him after ten months for 26 million euros.

“Now, with what he is doing, he doesn’t have a defined price. But we spoke with Juventus, with Milan, with Inter. Everyone liked Destiny. Everyone wanted him but, at that moment, there wasn’t the impetus to do the deal. We don’t invest in Italians (in Serie A).”

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Out of all the signings Paratici made during his time at Spurs, the Udogie one was arguably the most impressive, with the left-back undoubtedly destined to become one of the best in the world in his position.

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