Inter are expected to part ways with Yann Sommer at the end of the season, and both the Gazzetta and Corriere dello Sport reported on Tuesday that the Nerazzurri have set their sights on Vicario as a possible replacement in 2026-27.
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According to both newspapers, the 29-year-old wants to return to Italy at the end of the season, and Inter are long-time admirers of the former Empoli star, having already held talks to sign him in 2023, before the goalkeeper moved to north London.
Will Inter spend 25 million or more for Vicario?
VERONA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 08: Fabio Paratici of Juventus watches during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona and Juventus at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on February 8, 2020 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
Reports suggest that signing Vicario would cost Inter at least €25 million, if not €30 million, and it is not guaranteed that the club owners will give the green light to such an investment, as their policy in the market is to sign mostly promising prospects on a low salary, as evidenced by the recent acquisitions of Petar Sucic and Ange-Yoan Bonny, among others.
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However, as La Gazzetta highlights, there is another possible obstacle in Inter’s path, as Spurs director Fabio Paratici will not be willing to do any favors for the Nerazzurri and especially their president Beppe Marotta.
The two worked together at Juventus for several years until 2018, when Marotta left the club a few months after Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival.
Marotta does not get along with Paratici
PISA, ITALY – NOVEMBER 30: Giuseppe Marotta of FC Internazionale looks on before the Serie A match between Pisa SC and FC Internazionale at Arena Garibaldi on November 30, 2025 in Pisa, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)
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The signing of the Portuguese striker contributed to straining the relationship between Paratici and Marotta, the latter arriving at Inter a few months after leaving Juventus.
“I get along well with everyone at Juventus, except Paratici,” Marotta told Tuttosport in May 2021.
“The problem is on a human level, not a professional one.”
Last October, Tottenham rehired Paratici as sporting director after finishing a 30-month ban, while Marotta served as Inter’s chief executive for several years before becoming club president in 2024.