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Dejan Kulusevski has already outlined his best position in Tottenham attack with Kane and Son

Antonio Conte will certainly have options when it comes to Dejan Kulusevski if the Juventus star joins Tottenham before Monday's transfer deadline.

Only joining the Bianconeri two years ago from Atalanta following such a successful start to his Parma loan spell, the 21-year-old could potentially be on the move once again in the winter market.

Making an impression in his first year in Turin with seven goals and seven assists from 47 games in all competitions, opportunities have been limited for the Swede this term following Massimiliano Allegri's return to the club.

Kulusevski has found himself in and out of the XI at times, starting in five of his 20 Serie A appearances in 2021/22, but he has still managed to chip in with five goal contributions.

Tottenham managing director of football Fabio Paratici knows all about the quality the attacker possesses and clearly believes he can be a big success in north London.

Spurs do currently have plenty of choice in attack with Son Heung-min, Steven Bergwijn, Lucas Moura and Bryan Gil all options to play either side of Harry Kane.

Kulusevski will add to those wide options as he does operate from the right wing, thus allowing either Son or Bergwijn to play centrally if Kane is absent.

However, that's not the only position the Juventus man can play as he has operated in central midfield, attacking midfield, from the left flank and also up front.

Tottenham target Dejan Kulusevski in action for Juventus (Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

So what exactly is his best position in the team?

"From the beginning, my role was a trequartista (central playmaker behind the striker)," explained Kulusevski, as reported by UEFA's official website in January 2020.

"I can be a winger, last season I was a mezzala [on the side in a three-man midfield], so I can play wherever the coach wants, but I see myself as a trequartista behind the strikers."

Yet to solve their creative issue since Christian Eriksen's move to Inter Milan two years ago, Kulusevski could help ease the pressure in the final third if he does play in that central attacking midfield role and finds his best form.

Notching ten goals and nine assists during his season on loan at Parma, Kulusevski was in amongst the numbers the previous campaign when he was playing for Atalanta's U19 side with 11 goals and 14 assists.

The vast majority of his numbers at Parma came from the right wing but it does highlight his ability to have a big say in the final third, something which Tottenham could do with to help ease the burden on Kane and Son.

Although starts may have been hard to come by at Juventus this season, Kulusevski appears to have what it takes to become a hit in the Premier League if his move to Tottenham goes through.

Emil Forsberg, his Sweden international teammate, is fully aware of what the player has in his locker and believes he has the attributes to become one of the five best players in world football.

"If you look at the age and how he plays, you will be happy. He plays a very beautiful football and has developed enormously. It's great fun," said the RB Leipzig ace.

"He's a great football player who should just keep being himself and believing in himself. Then he also knows about himself that he has all the prerequisites to become the top five in the world.

"He should just continue to be himself and believe in himself, then nothing is impossible."

Regardless of where he plays in Conte's Tottenham team if his move goes through, Kulusevski has proved in recent years that he can contribute regularly in attack.

If Forsberg's prediction comes true then Tottenham could have some player on their hands.

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