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According to RAI Sports, Tottenham Hotspur have made a bid for Napoli midfielder Amadou Diawara with the view to completing a deal in the January transfer window.

Tottenham did not spend a penny during the summer, but it is understood that the capital outfit are prepared to splash the cash at the start of 2019.

Midfield is an area of concern for head coach Mauricio Pochettino, with Victor Wanyama strongly linked with a move away, and Mousa Dembele set for a spell on the sidelines with an ankle problem.

According to RAI Sports, Tottenham are prepared to pay £43.5m to sign Diawara, and the English club's fans have been on social media reacting to the news.

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The midfielder joined Napoli from Bologna in 2016, and has made six Serie A appearances during the 2018-19 campaign.

Diawara has a contract with Napoli until the end of the 2020-21 season, but it does seem that he could be leaving the club at the start of 2019.

A selection of the Twitter reaction from the Tottenham fans can be seen below: