There’s been a lot of smoke in the air over the future of Gugliemo Vicario at Tottenham Hotspur. In fact, it’s probably safe to say that Googly Elmo is almost certain to leave the club this summer if a good transfer figure can be worked out. Vicario, who is currently recovering from a lower abdominal surgery, an injury he’s been carrying for much of this season, has reportedly wanted to return to Italy to continue his career. Can’t hardly blame him for that, considering Spurs have about a 50% chance
of being relegated to the Championship.
Pursuant to those existing rumors, Gazzetta dello Sport has a report out yesterday that says Vicario and his agent have already reached a deal on personal terms with Inter Milan. Now, “agreement on personal terms” doesn’t mean that much when Inter would still need to come to an agreement with Tottenham for his transfer fee, but somehow that doesn’t feel like a significant hurdle to overcome. That said, the article states that Inter are “cheering” for Spurs to get relegated, presumably because that might lead to a reduced fee compared to what might be demanded if Spurs stay up. It also depends on what happens with current Inter #1 Josep Martinez, who appears to be undecided on whether he’ll leave the club or not; he’s apparently linked with a move to Girona this summer.
Antonin Kinsky has shown to be a bright spot for Spurs between the sticks after his disastrous Champions League first leg appearance vs. Atletico Madrid. He hasn’t yet had a ton to do but has made some important saves in Spurs’ last three matches. The idea of selling Vicario meanwhile hasn’t proven to be that unpopular with the Spurs faithful, who have been critical of Elmo for some dodgy matches and a weakness in distribution and controlling his area.
Should Vicario go, and that does feel pretty likely at this point, Spurs will have a decision to make — either go with Kinsky as their #1 and purchase someone like Leeds English veteran Karl Darlow as a homegrown backup, or go big for an established starter this summer. No matter what there’s going to be some massive changes to the club this summer, and keeper feels like one of the positions that will see some change.
