The Guglielmo Vicario pursuit has reached a genuine turning point. According to Tuttosport, Juventus have intensified their interest in the Tottenham Hotspur and Italy goalkeeper in recent days — and crucially, a significant shift in the north London club’s position has opened a path that had previously appeared firmly closed.
The Breakthrough: Tottenham Accept a Loan
The obstacle that had stalled any meaningful progress for weeks was financial. Tottenham had been holding firm at a demand of €20 million for a permanent transfer — a figure that Juventus, operating under the constraints of their UEFA Settlement Agreement and the new cost-neutral squad-building philosophy Carnevali has adopted, considered excessive for a goalkeeper of 29 years with two years remaining on his contract.
What has changed is Tottenham’s willingness to consider a loan with an option to buy. That structural shift transforms the conversation entirely, spreading the financial impact across multiple balance sheet periods and bringing the deal within the parameters Juventus can realistically accommodate. Manager Roberto De Zerbi has already made clear that Vicario will not be part of his plans for next season, and the goalkeeper himself has long since made his peace with leaving London — having already mentally closed that chapter of his career.
A Player Who Has Burned His Bridges at Spurs — and Is Ready for What Comes Next
Vicario‘s departure from Tottenham is not merely anticipated — it is agreed in principle. Since last spring, his entourage have been actively working to find him a new club, with the Italian goalkeeper understood to be seeking a contract worth approximately €4 million per year. The Inter option that once appeared most likely evaporated when the Nerazzurri chose to promote their existing goalkeeper rather than invest in a new arrival. De Zerbi’s own direct decision to exclude Vicario from his plans at Spurs removed any remaining ambiguity.
For Juventus, whose long-running goalkeeper search has taken in Dibu Martínez, Svilar, and numerous other names, the Vicario possibility represents a clean, manageable solution to what has become one of the summer’s most persistent and frustrating open questions.
Dibu Martínez: Still Alive, Still Complicated
Tuttosport is careful to note that the Martínez pursuit has not been abandoned. The Argentine World Cup winner has made clear his desire to leave Aston Villa and his conviction that a move to Turin would represent the perfect conclusion to a brilliant career. Villa are also understood to be supportive of an exit — but only at a price above €10 million for the transfer fee alone. Add the wage demands — approximately €5 million per year over three years — and the total financial commitment remains a genuine challenge for a club operating under tight constraints.
Others Under Consideration — and One Priced Out
The goalkeeping shortlist has also produced one definitive dead end: Parma’s Zion Suzuki, valued at around €30 million and generating substantial Premier League interest, is considered entirely unaffordable at current prices. His name has been set aside.
Vicario, meanwhile, with Kolo Muani’s deal advancing simultaneously and Muharemović’s return all but confirmed, could be the next piece to fall into place — potentially within the same week that Spalletti’s squad begins to reassemble at the Continassa for pre-season. The goalkeeper’s question has been one of the summer’s longest-running stories. Tottenham’s opening of the loan door may finally be the moment it reaches its conclusion.
