Juventus Considers Guglielmo Vicario and Zion Suzuki

Juventus are staring at a crossroads in goal, and two names keep circling back to the top of the list: Guglielmo Vicario and Zion Suzuki.

Both are on the radar as the club prepare for life after Michele Di Gregorio, but the paths to each are very different in cost, competition and timing.

Vicario: Out of Spurs’ plans, back on Serie A’s radar

In North London, Vicario’s situation has shifted sharply. Once installed as Tottenham Hotspur’s No. 1, he has now slipped out of Roberto De Zerbi’s plans, left out of the pre-season squad and effectively placed in the shop window.

Spurs are ready to move him on. The door is open for a loan with an option to buy, a structure that immediately appeals to clubs watching their budgets. Juventus, according to reports, have not yet put an official offer on the table, but the framework for a deal is clear.

Vicario is tied to Tottenham until 2028, a long contract that usually strengthens a selling club’s hand. This time, his status changes the equation. With the Premier League side willing to negotiate and the player keen on a return to Italy three years after leaving Empoli for England, a cut-price solution is suddenly realistic.

Inter had been strongly linked with the 29-year-old for months, but the prospect of him landing in Turin is growing. For a Juventus side that must juggle financial prudence with on-pitch demands, Vicario represents a proven, immediately available option.

Suzuki: The rising star with a soaring price

The other name on Juventus’ shortlist comes with a very different profile. Zion Suzuki has just used the biggest stage in football to announce himself to the world.

His performances for Japan at the 2026 FIFA World Cup have transformed him from a promising prospect into one of the most coveted young goalkeepers in Europe. Parma have reacted accordingly, fixing a €30 million price tag on the 23-year-old.

That figure alone makes the chase complicated. Then comes the competition.

Paris Saint-Germain, the reigning European champions, have also turned their attention to the Parma standout. With PSG fully capable of meeting Parma’s valuation, any bidding war would tilt heavily in the French club’s favour.

Luciano Spalletti is understood to see Suzuki as the ideal long-term solution at the Allianz Stadium. At 23, with World Cup experience and clear upside, he fits the profile of a goalkeeper who could anchor Juventus for the next decade.

The problem is simple: Juventus might not be able to afford the luxury.

A strategic dilemma in Turin

So the picture is stark. On one side, Suzuki: young, expensive, heavily courted, with PSG ready to drive the market. On the other, Vicario: older, unsettled in England, but attainable on terms that align with Juventus’ current reality.

Parma’s stance leaves little room for manoeuvre. If PSG step up and meet the €30 million asking price, Juventus will struggle to stay in the race. That scenario would likely push the Bianconeri back towards Vicario, a goalkeeper who knows Serie A, is eager to come home and can arrive on a deal structured to limit immediate outlay.

There is no doubt inside the club that Suzuki would be the more forward-looking choice, the kind of signing that shapes an era rather than a season. Yet football projects are built not only on ideals, but on balance sheets and timing.

Juventus now have to decide: chase the rising star in a market they may not control, or move decisively for a proven Italian ready to step straight into the shirt.