Juventus Close to Deal for Goalkeeper Vicario
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Italian club Juventus looks close to solving its goalkeeper problem this summer.
According to reports, Juventus has reached an agreement with Guglielmo Vicario.
Vicario currently plays for Tottenham, an English Premier League club.
A deal between Juventus and Tottenham is now said to be close.
This has been a difficult summer for Juventus in the transfer market.
The club tried to sign several goalkeepers before Vicario.
A move for Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson did not succeed.
A deal for Japanese goalkeeper Zion Suzuki also fell through.
Juventus even considered Emiliano 'Dibu' MartÃnez, a well-known goalkeeper.
However, the club reportedly does not fully trust that option.
Vicario is Italian and plays for the Italian national team.
Fans call him 'l'azzurro', meaning 'the blue one', after Italy's team colour.
If the deal is completed, Vicario will return to play in Italy.
He is expected to become the new signing Juventus needs in goal.
The situation is still developing, but Vicario now seems to be the club's main choice.
Juventus fans are waiting to see if the transfer will be officially confirmed soon.
Vocabulary11 words
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball at the goal
- agreement
- when two sides accept the same terms
- Premier League
- the top football league in England
- transfer market
- the period when teams buy and sell players
- trust
- to believe someone or something is reliable
- national team
- the team that represents a country
- signing
- a new player who joins a club
- option
- a possible choice
- deal
- a business agreement
- fall through
- to fail to happen
- confirm
- to officially say something is true
Quiz
Answer key
1. Tottenham 2. Alisson and Suzuki 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Italian club Juventus looks close to solving its _____ problem this summer.
According to reports, Juventus has reached an _____ with Guglielmo Vicario.
Vicario currently plays for Tottenham, an English _____ club.
This has been a difficult summer for Juventus in the _____.
A move for Brazilian goalkeeper _____ did not succeed.
A deal for Japanese goalkeeper _____ also fell through.
Juventus even considered Emiliano '_____' MartÃnez, a well-known goalkeeper.
However, the club reportedly does not fully _____ that option.
Vicario is Italian and plays for the Italian _____.
If the deal is completed, Vicario will _____ to play in Italy.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think clubs sometimes try several players before completing a signing?
- What qualities do you think make a good goalkeeper?
- Do you follow transfer news? Why or why not?
- How might a player's nationality affect fans' interest in a transfer?