Tottenham to back Antonio Conte with £50m double transfer raid for Diego Carlos and Adama Traore from Sevilla and Wolves

TOTTENHAM are ready to back Antonio Conte with a £50million swoop for Diego Carlos and Adama Traore.

Spurs yesterday entered the race with newly mega-rich club Newcastle for Sevilla centre-back Carlos.

And Conte’s side are set to make an improved offer for Wolves wideman Traore after having a £15m bid rejected.

Tottenham’s Italian boss has also expressed an interest in Manchester United’s Jesse Lingard, who was the subject of a second Newcastle loan bid last night.

Toon chief Eddie Howe is not giving up hope of signing Carlos despite Sevilla insisting the defender will stay in Spain.

But the Magpies’ chances of bringing in the Brazilian could be hit now Tottenham have joined the chase.

Conte is desperate to add to his squad before the window closes at the end of the month as they battle it out for Champions League qualification.

AC Milan are also keen on Carlos but are yet to match Newcastle’s initial £30m offer, which has not proved successful yet.

Carlos, 28, played for the Spanish side on Wednesday in a 1-1 draw at Valencia, with assistant boss Pablo Sanz claiming afterwards he will stay until the end of the season.

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He is expected to play tomorrow against Celta Vigo but Newcastle remain hopeful there will be a breakthrough in negotiations soon.

The Magpies also want a permanent deal for Lingard after their opening loan offer was rejected.

But the midfielder does not want to commit long-term with his Old Trafford contract up in the summer.

However, Toon chiefs are confident they can secure a move for the 29-year-old until the end of the season.

The Red Devils would prefer a permanent transfer and rebuffed Newcastle’s offer on Wednesday which included a £1.5m loan fee.

But the Tynesiders have returned with an improved package with England hopeful Lingard desperate for first-team action ahead of this winter’s World Cup in Qatar.

He has not started a Prem game for United — the club he joined at the age of seven — this season and is set to leave Old Trafford in the summer having rejected a new deal.

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