Young Italy defender flattered by interest from Premier League clubs

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Empoli star Fabiano Parisi has told TuttoMercatoWeb that he is flattered by attention from “big clubs”, with rumours that Leeds United are one of several teams interested in the £13million defender.

22-year-old Parisi, who joined Empoli in the summer of 2020, has impressed with his performances in Serie A.

EMPOLI, ITALY – AUGUST 31: Fabiano Parisi of Empoli FC in action Diego Coppola of Hellas Verona during the Serie A match between Empoli FC and Hellas Verona at Stadio Carlo Castellani on August 31, 2022 in Empoli, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)
The young defender he has played in 62 games for Empoli and contributed to six goals. Parisi has even been selected to represent Italy due to his performance.

“I am very pleased that the great clubs are following me, but today I am concentrated only on Empoli. We will talk about the transfer market in June,” Parisi told Italian site TMW, amid interest from Leeds and other Italian clubs.

Leeds are in need for another left-back and have been intensively looking to find the right man ahead of January transfer window.