With Guglielmo Vicario becoming Tottenham Hotspur’s number one goalkeeper this season, there are people in Italy wishing he had stayed in his country.
Those are claims made by manager Leonardo Simplici, who was today interviewed by TV Play.
The coach previously worked with Vicario at Cagliari, and knows the goalkeeper quite well. He claims to be glad that the 27-year-old is having a good start at Tottenham, but wishes he had remained in Serie A instead at one of the big teams in the league.
“When I gave him his debut with Cagliari, Vicario’s qualities were already apparent. But I have to say that he surprised me too, obviously they were good to give him confidence at Empoli, to believe in him without giving weight to his potential mistakes. So he had a great run and earned this chance to go to the Premier League,” said Simplici.
Vicario was bought by Tottenham on a €19m deal from Empoli last summer. Since then, he made 12 appearances for Spurs, starting in all of their Premier League games so far, with 15 goals conceded and four clean sheets.
The goalkeeper is well protected by Spurs with a contract running until 2028.
The biggest chance Italians have to see him in the coming years is with the national team, but despite getting called up a few times, the player is still to get his international debut, missing out this time around after falling ill on duty.
However, if he continues to do well at Tottenham, then that elusive first cap could be coming soon.
