Here is a name you will be hearing a lot more of in the coming windows. Sebastiano Desplanches, the young Palermo goalkeeper and former Italy Under 21...
Here is a name you will be hearing a lot more of in the coming windows. Sebastiano Desplanches, the young Palermo goalkeeper and former Italy Under 21 international, has found himself in the crosshairs of some serious suitors north of the border and across the English Channel. GoalZaza can confirm that Glasgow Rangers and Norwich City are both weighing up moves for a player who has quietly built a reputation for reliability between the sticks in Serie B.Let us be clear about what this represents. In an era where the premium on a reliable number one has never been higher, a keeper with international pedigree and the calmness to deal with the frantic pace of a promotion battle is gold dust. Desplanches is not just a shot stopper; he commands his area with a presence that belies his age. For a club like Rangers, where the scrutiny is relentless and the demand for clean sheets in domestic duty is absolute, that profile fits like a glove.The interest from Norwich is equally telling. The Canaries have a habit of sniffing out talent before the market explodes, and with their own ambitions of climbing back into the Premier League, securing a keeper of Desplanches's potential for a sensible fee would represent clever business. Can you see either side parking the bus and hoping for a clean sheet No. They need a keeper who can be a protagonist in the build up, not a passenger.For the player himself, this is the classic crossroads. Stay in the relative comfort of a Palermo side with ambition, or take the plunge into the high stakes world of British football where every mistake is magnified under a microscope. It is a test of character as much as ability. But if his performances for the Azzurrini are anything to go by, Desplanches has the bottle for it. The race is on, and the next move he makes will tell us a great deal about where his head is at.
