The £25million player dubbed the 'new Pirlo' wants to join Tottenham in January

Tottenham Hotspur They are expected to strengthen their squad in January, and one player in particular is now thought to be in favor of a move to north London next month.

Tottenham reach the Carabao Cup semi-finals after a thrilling 4-3 win over Manchester United

Chairman of Tottenham Angie Postecoglou He was a very relieved man after his side reached the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup on Thursday night, as the Lillywhites beat Manchester United 4-3 in a thrilling encounter at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Summer signing Dominic Solanke showed exactly why Daniel Levy He gave him the green light 65 million pounds sterling On the move, the striker bagged a brilliant brace with two excellent touches past Altay Binder against the Red Devils.

The former Bournemouth talisman wasn't the only standout performance on a memorable night for Spurs, as this season's star Dejan Kulusevski also got on the scoresheet just after half-time and cemented his place in the next round.

Postecoglou had a major scare as United brought the score back to 3-2 thanks to two blunders from goalkeeper Fraser Forster, but Son Heung-min gave them some much-needed space in the 88th minute with his first and Tottenham's fourth of the game.

Veteran Jonny Evans scored a very late goal for United, but it was too little, too late, as Spurs are now ready to take on Premier League Leaders Liverpool play two matches to determine who will qualify for the final at Wembley next year.

“We played well and controlled the game well.” He said Postecoglou talks about Tottenham's 4-3 victory over UnitedThis reflects the two mistakes that made things more tense.

“That's the way our season went a bit, we caused ourselves some pain, and then we had to scramble to get a foothold again. We ended up getting the fourth goal and winning the game. It should have been much more than that.” . It was more comfortable than it was in the end, but having said that, I still can't get away from the fact that this group of players are doing an unbelievable job at the moment to get through this, and the fact that we scored four goals again and played some football. Outstanding footwork We were tired in the second half because we had a small number of players that we kept pushing.

“It obviously made things tougher than the game should have been. Very proud of the players' efforts.”

Nicolo Fagioli would be keen to join Tottenham from Juventus

In the background is the technical director John Long Tottenham's recruitment team are considering ways to support Postecoglou with new faces next month.

Some reports previously indicated this Tottenham could be offered the chance to Nicolo Fagioli from Juventus In January, the Italian international's agents were looking for potential landing spots amid his lack of playing time in Turin.

Now, Italian newspaper TuttoSport, as reported by Il Bianconero and Sport Witness, have shared a new update on their links with the midfielder.

They write that Fagioli would prefer to move to a prestigious player like TottenhamDespite the trio's attempts from their London rivals, it will cost Levy around £25 million to secure a deal for the player who has been likened to Italian football legend Andrea Pirlo.

“I've always admired Nicolo.” He said Miralem Pjanic In an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport last year.

“He must continue to work like this and remain humble. Allegri and his staff will help him become an international-class midfielder. Fagioli is the present and future of Italy.”

“Is he the new Pirlo? Well, if Andrea said so, I also expected Fagioli to become the protagonist at Juventus.”

The 23-year-old has yet to become a regular starter at Juve, but as with the likes of Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur, Fagioli may be able to reignite his career with a move to Tottenham.