It is expected that Italian club Juventus will intensify its efforts to sign Guglielmo Vicario after the goalkeeper was excluded from the English Tottenham Hotspur squad for their pre-season tour for the new season, according to the British news agency.

Vicario did not join Tottenham's 35-man squad that departed for New Zealand on Thursday, and a club statement confirmed that a 'minor injury' forced the Italian international goalkeeper to remain in England.

However, after Vicario lost his starting place to Antonin Kinsky at the end of last season, the 29-year-old goalkeeper had already been given the green light to leave, and his absence from Tottenham's pre-season tour will encourage Juventus to proceed with its efforts, according to the report.

Juventus had placed Argentine national team and English Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez at the top of its target list, but the sporting operations manager at the English club, Damian Vidagany, revealed earlier this month that the goalkeeper would not be sold. "); googletag.cmd.push(function() { onDvtagReady(function () { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-3341368-4'); }); }); }