Tottenham appear to have solved their search to find Hugo Lloris' long-term successor with the imminent arrival of Guglielmo Vicario from Empoli. One of the club's top priorities this summer with the World Cup winner signalling his intent to move on for a new challenge elsewhere, it had presented the Lilywhites with a tricky challenge in trying to find the perfect man to replace Lloris after 11 years of excellent service.
Looking like David Raya would move across London and swap Brentford for Tottenham, the Bees' £40million asking price for the Spaniard saw Spurs instead push forward with a deal for Vicario. The 26-year-old is in line to join Spurs for a reported €19million (£16.3million).
Tottenham have stolen a march on a number of teams in the process, with the likes of Juventus, Napoli, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich and Manchester United all linked with the highly-rated shot-stopper in the past. Described as someone who "is doing things out of the ordinary" by Italy legend Gianluigi Buffon, it appears that Ange Postecoglou's men are getting quite the goalkeeper.
