HITC Sport understands Portsmouth and Charlton are chasing former Tottenham youngster Giancarlo Gallifuoco.





Portsmouth and Charlton are among several clubs eyeing a move for former Tottenham and Swansea man Giancarlo Gallifuoco, HITC Sport understands.

Gallifuoco is currently playing in Italy with Rieti after making the move to the ambitious Serie C club in the summer on a free transfer.

However, Rieti have ran into financial problems as they look to win promotion to Serie B and they could now lose a number of their top performers, including Gallifuoco.

The 24-year-old, who can play in central defence, right-back or central midfield, has impressed at Rieti and has been made club captain.

Gallifuoco has made 11 appearances in all competitions for Rieti and his impressive displays have even brought him to the attention of several Serie A sides.

The Australian Under-23 international is understood to be a keen on a move back to the UK and the news has alerted a number of clubs with the transfer window set to reopen in January.

League One promotion hopefuls Portsmouth and Charlton Athletic are both monitoring Gallifuoco’s situation in Italy and are weighing up moves to bring him back to English football.

Gallifuoco first moved to England in 2012 when he joined Tottenham as a teenager, but he failed to make a senior appearance during his two years in North London.

He then moved to Swansea City for one season before returning to Australia with Melbourne Victory, but he returned to the UK in 2016 with Torquay and spent one season at Plainmoor before joining Dover.

In other news, Dominic Matteo says one Leeds United player deserves ‘a lot of credit'