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Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini has been speaking about Tottenham Hotspur's interest in their own target - Nice's Vincent Marcel.

The Serie B side bid for the 20-year-old this summer, but Zamparini has now said that he believes his side will find it hard to seal a deal for the attacking midfielder with the likes of Spurs in the hunt.

"Marcel from Nice, we offered three million euros, but Tottenham and other teams are after him, so it is not easy for us, a team from Italy's B league, to raise its voice," he was quoted as saying on Sampdoria News.

Reports from France earlier in the summer claimed the winger had agreed a five-year deal with Spurs despite Nantes also trying to sign him, although football.london understands that while he is a target, as a player for the future rather than an immediate first team challenger, no terms have been agreed as of yet.

Tottenham had reportedly sent scouts to watch right-back Ricardo Pereira for Nice last season, but they were so impressed with Marcel’s performance that the club are now hoping to seal a deal for the youngster, who played just 231 minutes in Ligue 1 last season for Nice.

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