“I can tell you” – Fabrizio Romano shares big update on Guglielmo Vicario’s Tottenham exit
Fabrizio Romano has shared an update that contradicts recent reports on the future of Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.
Roberto De Zerbi has finalized his coaching staff this week, and his next task will be to assess the squad ahead of the busy summer transfer window.
The Italian has been allowed to bring two members of staff with him to North London, with Marcattilio Marcattilii and Marcello Quinto joining as fitness coach and senior professional development coach respectively.
Marcattilii spent many years with De Zerbi, starting working with him in Italy in Foggia in 2015. Meanwhile, Quinto meets De Zerbi at Tottenham after they were together at Brighton and Marseille.
De Zerbi will give the Tottenham youngster a chance to ‘impress’ in one important situation
The whole team started again under Italy.
Spurs have confirmed assistant Bruno Saltor, who joined last month after the arrival of Igor Tudor, will stay with Andreas Georgson, Cameron Campbell and Fabian Otte, who all joined in the summer.
Dean Brill and Stuart Lewis, who have been supporting the first team this season after Tottenham’s youth training program, will continue in those roles.
De Zerbi and his staff have just seven Premier League games to not only save the club from relegation, but also decide who they want to sit next to him next season.
Guglielmo Vicario transfer update
Vicario has been strongly linked with an exit for months, with rumors intensifying after he was sacked and recalled in dramatic circumstances by Igor Tudor.
The 29-year-old, who joined Tottenham three years ago for an estimated £17m, has reportedly agreed terms to join Inter, pending a fee between the clubs.
Romano, speaking on his YouTube channel, shared different details however, revealing that although the talks were good, nothing was agreed upon.
He says Vicario is likely to leave, but is one of several targets on Inter’s shortlist, meaning reports of a deal were a step too far.
“I can tell you that talks have already taken place between Vicario’s camp and Inter, very good talks, Vicario is opening doors.
“Inter is preparing this agreement, it has not been done, it has not been done, it has not been decided, and still nothing has been agreed between the team and the team.
“With the player’s camp, the discussions have been good, Inter director Piero Ausilio was in London a few weeks ago to open the discussion, and there is a very good relationship with his camp.”
Vicario fee and transfer fee
Rumors have suggested that Inter will have to pay the same fee that brought Vicario to London in the first place (€20m/£17m), so if De Zerbi doesn’t like the goalkeeper it may make sense for Tottenham to cash in while they still have the chance, his contract expires in 2028.
The goalkeeper isn’t one of Tottenham’s highest-paid players, but he would still command £75,000-a-week on the books (click for full list), and perhaps make way for Antonín Kinský.
De Zerbi prefers goalkeepers who are free to pass back with both feet, which is the Czech goalkeeper’s strength, although he will have to overcome his own demons following his heartbreak in the Champions League under Tudor.
