Juventus target £30m Trippier ‘upgrade’ with Spurs right-back tipped as Cancelo replacement

KIERAN TRIPPIER has been targeted as a replacement for Juventus right-back Joao Cancelo, according to reports.

The Sunday Times claim the Italian giants are looking at the £30million England full-back, 28, to replace Manchester City target Cancelo.

City are keen to get their hands on £45m Cancelo to provide competition for Kyle Walker.

Trippier has three years remaining on his White Hart Lane contract and Spurs would not be interested in selling him for a low price.

He has top experience playing for England, where he scored in the World Cup semi-final, and for Spurs in the Champions League, where he helped fire them to the final.

Despite the perception that he had an off-form season, Trippier was a key part of Spurs' win over Ajax in the semi-finals and he was Mauricio Pochettino's first-choice right-back ahead of youngster Kyle Walker-Peters.

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Spurs signed Trippier from Burnley in 2015 for £3.5m plus add-ons and a sale at Juventus' valuation would represent a near ten-fold increase in value.

The Bury ace was crestfallen when Spurs were beaten 2-0 in the Champions League final by Liverpool.

Trippier shook hands with supporters after the defeat and stood with his head in his hands, clearly gutted his side fell at the final hurdle in Europe.

There were also reports Napoli were interested in Trippier, but joining super-club Juventus would be a victorious upgrade on their Serie A rivals.

Juve are close to appointing Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri as their new manager and an announcement is expected over the next few days.