Who is tottenhams first choice goalkeeper

Tottenham have completed the signing of Atalanta goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini on a season-long loan deal, with the option to make the move permanent. The year-old becomes the club's first major signing under new boss Nuno Espirito Santo and managing director Fabio Paratici since the pair's arrival in north London.

A former youth player with Manchester United before making the switch to Hellas Verona in , the goalkeeper rose steadily through the ranks with the club, becoming their first choice across the season.

Pierluigi Gollini ends a five-season stay at Atalanta. He made 89 Serie A starts for them. This will be his third stint in England having already spent time with Manchester United in the youth system and with Aston Villa in the Championship campaign where he made 20 appearances.

Atalanta goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini has undergone the first part of a medical with Tottenham ahead of joining the Premier League club on a season-long loan. Gollini is having the tests in Italy due to Covid travel restrictions and they will continue on Thursday morning. If he passes, the year-old is expected to fly straight to London from Milan to complete the move. Via: Sky Sports. Paperworks will be completed this weekend in order to announce the deal in the next days.

One of the two between, Pierluigi Gollini or Bryan Gil , will be named as the first summer arrival. Both are in advance stages in the respective deals, with one said to be done and dusted and the other almost concluded. Nuno and his transfer team are getting through their business as quickly as possible, having had a delayed start to the summer thanks to a long, long search for a new boss to take over from the departed Jose Mourinho.

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