Claudio Marchisio to Tottenham? - Some Spurs fans send message to Pochettino over free transfer
Juventus have terminated the contract of their longest-serving player
Lee WilmotHead of Football
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This season Tottenham became the first team since the transfer window system was introduced in 2003 not to make a summer signing.
It's a statistic that has been well documented.
And while the summer window may be shut now, clubs can still bring players in on free transfers - players who are not connected to clubs, having had come to the end of their contracts or had them terminated.
Now those sort of players would not normally be ideally suited for a club challenging at the top of the Premier League table.
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However, one has come available that some Spurs fans believe could slot into the squad perfectly.
Claudio Marchisio has been released by Juventus, ending a 25-year association between the club and player. The midfielder made 389 appearances for the Old Lady, winning seven Serie A titles.
But the 32-year-old suffered a serious knee injury last season and was restricted to just 20 games and Massimiliano Allegri has decided to let the Italian leave Turin.
Claudio Marchisio has become a free agent (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)
That means any club can snap him up as he is not governed by transfer window rules now he is a free agent.
And some Tottenham fans have called on the club to make a move for the experienced midfield man.
There are issues though. Spurs' current squad is comprised of 24 players - plus three U21 stars - and of those 24 only six are homegrown. That means one player is already going to miss out on being in Mauricio Pochettino's squad because there should be a total of eight homegrown players in a 25-man squad.
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With 24 names, Pochettino can have seven homegrown, but as there are only six, the manager is restricted to naming a 23-man squad.
For Marchisio to come in, two players in the current squad would have to miss out.
Georges-Kevin Nkoudou has been linked with a loan move away from the club, but one would not be enough for Marchisio to take a place.
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