Guglielmo Vicar’s father on what Ange Postecoglou said before his son joined Spurs.
Guglielmo Vicario’s father has revealed some details behind the Empoli goalkeeper’s arrival at Tottenham Hotspur.
Earlier in the evening, Tottenham Hotspur confirmed the 26-year-old had sealed his move from the Serie A outfit, signing a five-year contract.
Michele Vicario shared some details in an interview with an Italian newspaper on the contact between Ange Postecoglou and his son before the transfer with the new Spurs coach who had a video call with the shooter.
Postecoglou revealed to the player that he decided to cast him because he had a similar background to work his way up to the top of the professional game.
Vicario has just completed his second season as number one at Empoli in Serie A, having played in Italy’s lower divisions and being second-choice for top-flight club Cagliari in the 2020/21 season before moving on. take the step.
A regular starter for Italy since his first call-up last September, he has yet to win his first international cap, replacing Paris Saint-Germain’s Gianluigi Donnarumma instead.
Postecoglou also arrived in the Premier League under difficult circumstances, having worked in his native Australia as well as Greece, Japan and Celtic before being confirmed as Tottenham’s successor to Antonio Conte earlier this month.ENFIELD, ENGLAND – JUNE 27:
Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario poses as he signs for Tottenham Hotspur on June 27, 2023 at Tottenham Hotspur Training Center in Enfield, England.
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What Guglielmo Vicario’s father said about joining SpursIn an interview with Messaggero Veneto, Michele Vicario revealed that Postecoglou was impressed that the goalkeeper already speaks English and has potential options to move to Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest in January, but Empoli wanted his services to the rest of the season.
countryside.He said: “A week ago he had a video call with his new coach, Ange Postecoglou.”
They spoke English and the coach told him he had chosen him because Guglielmo had made his way like him.
The coach was then impressed to see that the boy already knows English.””In January, two other English clubs came forward, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest, but Empoli wanted to postpone everything until the summer.”
When asked if he would prefer his son to stay in Italy, he replied: “No, we wouldn’t have preferred to see him play in Italy.
My wife always dreamed of going to England to study, then she had to make other choices. Watching his son realize a dream that used to be his is an unimaginable sense of accomplishment.He continued.
His Professionalism has always been high, let’s just say his personality has come out recently.”
