Tottenham Hotspur are interested in a deal to bring Pierre Kalulu to the Premier League in the January transfer window.

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That's according to a report by Italian media outlet CalcioMercatoWeb (via the Daily Mail), who claim that, despite the France U21 international attracting the interest of clubs such as Newcastle United and Real Madrid, it is Tottenham who are currently leading the race to sign the AC Milan centre-back this winter.

The report goes on to state that the reigning Serie A champions would be willing to part with the 22-year-old for a figure in the region of £44m in the January transfer window, while it is also suggested that Fabio Paratici could offer the Italian outfit Japhet Tanganga as part of a deal - with the Rossoneri believed to be keen on the 23-year-old.

Bin Tanganga, sign Kalulu

Considering just how exciting a talent Kalulu undoubtedly is, and with Tanganga's days at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium very much looking to be numbered, it is not difficult to understand why Paratici would be keen to include the former England U21 international in a swap deal for the AC Milan starlet.

Indeed, over his 28 Serie A appearances in Milan's title-winning campaign last time out, the £30.5m-rated talent was an absolute rock in the heart of Stefano Pioli's side, helping the Rossoneri keep 13 clean sheets, as well as making an average of 2.2 tackles, 0.9 interceptions, 1.8 clearances and winning 3.4 duels - at a success rate of 57% - per game.

The £42k-per-week starlet also impressed going forwards, scoring one goal, registering two assists and creating two big chances for his teammates, in addition to making an average of 0.3 key passes, playing 1.8 long balls and completing 34.9 total passes - at a success rate of 90% - per match.

These returns saw the player who Football Talent Scout Jacek Kulig dubbed "one of 21/22's biggest revelations" average a simply sensational Sofascore match rating of 7.13, not only ranking him as Milan's seventh-best performer in the league but also as the joint 30th-best player in the Italian top flight as a whole last time out.

Furthermore, with the £25k-per-week Tanganga having played just 17 minutes of first-team football under Antonio Conte so far this season, it is evident that the Italian is not the centre-back's biggest fan.

That leads us to believe that Paratici simply must ship out the Englishman in order to bring in the much more promising Kalulu this winter.