Guglielmo Vicario: Empoli president reveals ‘pride’ as Tottenham schedule medical
G
uglielmo Vicario’s sale to Tottenham can be a supply of “pride” for Empoli as he nears a transfer to the Premier League membership.
Reports in Italy state {that a} deal value within the area of £17million has been struck for the goalkeeper to sign in north London, with the 26-year-old seen as a possible long-term successor for Hugo Lloris.
A medical is claimed to have been scheduled with Vicario flying to England within the coming hours, after which Spurs are set to have the ability to announce their first new signing of the Ange Postecoglou period.
Tottenham have overwhelmed Italian sides Fiorentina and Inter Milan to the shot-stopper’s signature, with the Nerazzurri reportedly seeing him as a alternative for Manchester United goal Andre Onana.
Empoli president Fabrizio Corsi revealed his satisfaction at seeing his membership’s plan for Vicario repay.
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The Serie A aspect paid within the area of £7m when he signed from Cagliari 12 months in the past following a mortgage spell, with Corsi detailing earlier this week how he was prepared to guess on the goalkeeper to make the membership a return of their appreciable funding.
“We bought him back to sell him on,” he admitted to Lady Radio. “We also paid a lot to sign him considering our finances.
“It’s a source of pride for us that the top teams have him in their sights. He’s also a special person, not just as a footballer.”