‘He knew everything’… £17m player says Ange Postecoglou was so key in getting him to join Tottenham

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Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou has been hailed as key to yet another signing in north London.

The appointment of the Australian has already seen a number of new faces come through the doors at Hotspur Way.

And a lot of those new players have praised Ange Postecoglou as a big reason to why they joined.

What did Ange Postecoglou say?

Speaking on the Spurs YouTube channel, summer signing Guglielmo Vicario admitted he was impressed by Postecoglou’s phone calls.

A number of player have spoken about the Postecoglou phone call prior to their decision to sign for Spurs.

And it seems Vicario is no different, he said: “Ange called me and was it was a very good call because he knew everything about me, about my past, about my style of play and about my character because he said to me a very important and proud thing for me that both of us, we started from the bottom and we went through all of our hurdles of our life and our career.

“You have to show your qualities, but you know that for me, at that time, it was so important to hear about the man.”

The 27-year-old made the move to Tottenham from Empoli in the summer for a fee in the region of £17m.

But it is £17m well spent going off his performances so far at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with the Italian seriously impressing.

What Vicario said about signing for Spurs

Finding a long-term replacement for Hugo Lloris was just one of the huge tasks Daniel Levy and the Spurs hierarchy had on their to-do list.

There can be no regrets with the 27-year-old having already received a lot of praise from people around the Premier League.

This is a player who Spurs have clearly considered his character as well as his ability on the pitch.

Having signed in the summer, Vicario admitted he would have signed the contract in blood, he was that committed to joining Tottenham.

He said: “And if I had no pen or anything, I would have signed in blood, cutting myself and signing with my own blood.”

And it is apparent he is enamouring himself with the Tottenham fans for some of his actions away from the pitch.

He was recently seen supporting 20-year-old Spurs goalkeeper Josh Keeley who is currently out on loan with National League side Barnet.

And as if that wasn’t enough, the Italian even managed to sneak in a sneaky jibe at Arsenal when he picked up his Goalkeeper of the Year award last month.