Ahead of his move to Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario was predicted by former Italy and Inter star Gianluca Pagliuca to become "the most sought-after goalkeeper of the transfer window".
Spurs are set to sign the Empoli goalkeeper for a reported fee of €19million (£16.3m) with the 26-year-old having starred in Serie A for the past two years and been a member of Roberto Mancini's Italy squad. football.london reported this week that Fabio Paratici, who resigned as Spurs' managing director of football in April, had been an admirer of the goalkeeper, along with chief scout Leonardo Gabbanini, and he had made enquires about the shot-stopper's availability earlier this year.
Inter, Juventus, Napoli, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Brighton have all been credited with an interest in the stopper in recent months. After exploring a move for Brentford's David Raya, Spurs had to move fast for Vicario due to the widespread belief that Inter were set to approach Empoli for the goalkeeper to make him their new number one if their stopper Andre Onana moves this summer, with United and Chelsea interested in the Cameroonian.
