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As things stand, Lazio are close to having the squad they want, at least in Maurizio Sarriā€™s eyes, with just a new left-back missing.

Emerson Palmieri was high on the list, but with the Italy international heading to West Ham, all eyes have turned on Sergio Reguilon, currently at Tottenham.

The defender appears to have fallen out of favour under Antonio Conte, who decided to bring in Ivan Perisic and use Ryan Sessegnon for the left hand side of his team instead.

Thatā€™s why a way out is being looked at, and the Tottenham defender is a player Sarri wouldnā€™t mind in his team, but that decision ultimately isnā€™t his.

This is what Corriere dello Sport are reporting on Thursday, explaining that Claudio Lotito, the clubā€™s president, ā€˜must be convincedā€™, despite his manager ā€˜pressing constantlyā€™ to get his man.

The idea of signing Reguilon from Tottenham ā€˜was born in the hours of Augustā€™ after they failed to get Destiny Udogie (who ironically ended up at Spurs) and Giovani Lo Celso.

Unlike the Argentine, ā€˜the conditions guaranteed by Fabio Paratici are even more favourable and Lazio are thinking about it: loan with a right of redemption and a wage mostly paid forā€™.

An aim for Reguilon is that he ā€˜must win the call-up for the World Cup in Qatarā€™, which will only happen if he gets regular game time.

Itā€™s said that ā€˜until yesterday afternoon, the contacts with Spurs had been indirectā€™, but today (Thursday) ā€˜we will find out if something has moved in the night and if it is maturingā€™.

Thereā€™s also the worry that competition could appear for the Tottenham player as Paratici ā€˜and his agent Kia Joorabchian have already talked about itā€™, with a potential ā€˜proposal from France on the wayā€™.