Guglielmo Vicario is growing as a leader inside Tottenham’s dressing room.
Vicario went straight into the first team after he arrived from Empoli just over two years ago and has already produced some exceptional saves in a Spurs shirt.
The Italy international has also had some questionable moments, including an almost fatal error in the UEFA Europa League final, which required an acrobatic intervention from Micky van de Ven to prevent the keeper from embarrassment.
Nevertheless, the shot-stopper is a key player for Spurs and was quick to react to recent transfer news.
Morgan Gibbs-White to undergo medical at Tottenham
Tottenham have been guilty of dragging their heels multiple times this summer, often to their detriment.
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Their slow approach for Eberechi Eze allowed Arsenal to step in, while they gave Bournemouth enough time to secure a new deal for Antoine Semenyo.
However, this has not been the case with Tottenham’s pursuit of Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, which the club kept under wraps until the deal had already reached an advanced stage.
The England international was one of Forest’s standout players last season, operating as the glue between the defenders and the forwards while registering a career-high 17 direct goal involvements in the Premier League.
It was later revealed that a medical for Gibbs-White has been booked after Spurs triggered the 25-year-old’s £60million release clause.
The deal has delighted the Spurs fans and has been appreciated by Vicario, who promptly liked Fabrizio Romano’s post (10 July).
Thomas Frank must quickly decide which players to sell
Tottenham supporters are seemingly getting what they’ve asked for as Spurs look set to wrap up a couple of major deals before the end of the week.
The imminent arrival of Mohammed Kudus and Gibbs-White will cost Spurs upwards of £110million, which is a considerable outlay by Daniel Levy’s standards for just two players.
Adding that to the total bill paid for Kevin Danso, Mathys Tel, and Kōta Takai will bring Spurs’ spending close to £200million already this summer.
The onus is now on the club, and crucially Thomas Frank, to quickly identify which players are deemed surplus to requirements and look to sell them in the transfer market to recoup some of those finances.