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Juventus have made Tottenham Hotspur star Guglielmo Vicario a concrete target for the summer window, according to Fabrizio Romano.
The Italian star has lost his place as the number one goalkeeper at the club, with Antonin Kinsky deemed a better fit for Roberto De Zerbi's squad after his excellent performances during the run-in last season, when Vicario was dealing with a hernia problem.
Kinsky has since signed a new contract and will be the starter, and Vicario is expected to leave after being left out of the club's pre-season squad for their tour of New Zealand. Now a potential destination has emerged.
Juventus Make Vicario 'Concrete' Target
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Vicario, who has been described as 'unbelievable', made the move to north London in 2023 and has made 117 appearances for the club in that time, including starting the Europa League final win over Manchester United.
But the Italy international has never quite convinced as a top-level goalkeeper in the Premier League, and he is now ready to make his move away from England by returning to his homeland.
A number of clubs, including Inter Milan have previously shown an interest, but speaking in his latest YouTube video, Romano has revealed that it's Juventus who are now the club at the front of the queue for his signature.
"Now Vicario is a concrete option for Juventus from Tottenham, where he is not going to stay at the club," he said.
Juventus had previously been showing a strong interest in Argentina and Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez, but a deal has proven to be too expensive for them to complete, and that move has now collapsed.
Vicario has now emerged as a prime alternative, and all parties are working towards finding an agreement to get a deal over the line.
Antonin Kinsky
Tottenham have done really well in the transfer market so far with their arrivals, but they've also been smart by replacing their deadwood before they've let them go.
Cristian Romero is expected to be on the move, but the club have already brought in Marcos Senesi and Jan Paul van Hecke to replace him, while questions over the future of Djed Spence are offset by the arrival of Andy Robertson.
With Kinsky promoted to number one, and Martin Dubravka brought in to compete with him, Spurs have already confirmed that Vicario has no future in north London, and this should be a deal that gets completed relatively simply once a fee is agreed.