Guglielmo Vicario has described Roberto De Zerbi as “a man of his word” after leaving Tottenham for Juventus, and he also hinted that “some dynamics” at Spurs did not fit. The loan includes an £8.5m option to buy (€10m), and Vicario has already made 3 appearances for Juventus this season.
The praise for De Zerbi
Speaking to football.london, Vicario said: “Fantastic, from the first day. I thank him, I did it personally the day I signed with Juventus. With me, he was a real person, direct and above all, a man of his word. He gave me the opportunity to take this step that I had in mind. He supported me, and I will always be grateful to him.”
That gratitude fits the move. Vicario had his hernia surgery spell him on the sidelines until the final two games of the season, so he did not feature at all under Roberto De Zerbi at Tottenham. During that period, Antonin Kinsky became Tottenham’s first-choice shot-stopper.
The Tottenham exit he did not fully explain
Vicario did not stop at praise. He added: “There have been some dynamics that have not aligned, probably for several reasons that make no sense to mention now.”
That is the line that gives the story its edge. He is not spelling out the issue, but he is also not pretending the move was a routine clean break. Juventus finalised the loan on August 18, and Vicario has settled into the side quickly enough to log 272 minutes with a 6.98 average rating across those 3 outings.
The football part of this is straightforward enough. Vicario is playing, Juventus are unbeaten in their last five, and the early signs are that the move has given him what he wanted. The Tottenham part remains more opaque, and Vicario left that opacity in place on purpose.
Written by Daniel Hartley with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 2 outlets. How we work →
