Fiorentina winger Riccardo Sottil is attracting interest from England.

The Sunday Express says Tottenham are stepping up their interest in Sottil.

The 20-year-old has only made a handful of appearances for Fiorentina but has come onto the radar of Tottenham's recruitment team.

Sottil had a spell on loan earlier this year at Serie B side Pescara where he made a big impression before returning to Fiorentina in the summer.

He has been tipped as a future Italian international and Tottenham are the first Premier League side to show an interest in him.