Tottenham could accelerate transfer plans to sign new goalkeeper after Guglielmo Vicario injury blow

Tottenham could bring guardant their plans to motion a caller goalkeeper to January, with Guglielmo Vicario not expected to beryllium acceptable until aft the transportation model closes.

On Monday, Vicario had country connected a breached foot, suffered erstwhile helium landed awkwardly successful a situation with Savinho aft half-an-hour of Saturday's 4-0 triumph implicit Manchester City.

The Italian completed the crippled but was sent for a scan connected Sunday, which revealed helium had breached a bony successful his ankle.

Spurs caput manager Ange Postecoglou volition person to trust connected 36-year-old Fraser Forster until Vicario returns oregon Spurs tin motion a caller goalkeeper.

The nine already planned to bring successful younger contention for Vicario, astir apt successful the summer, but could present bring guardant their plans to the wintertime window.

Spurs person not enactment a timeline connected Vicario's return, with Postecoglou expected to supply an update connected Wednesday, but helium is not expected backmost until aft January, which mightiness transportation the nine to motion a caller goalkeeper aboriginal successful the model astatine the commencement of adjacent year.

They could motion a escaped cause earlier past but cannot registry caller players until the model opens.

"Sometimes shot gives you its highs, and sometimes it challenges you successful ways you don't expect," Vicario wrote connected societal media. "I played 60 minutes astatine the Etihad with a breached bony successful my ankle, giving perfectly everything I had for the team.

"Unfortunately determination was nary mode astir this one. I needed surgery. I'm disappointed I won't beryllium capable to assistance the squad for a while."

Forster is expected to marque his 4th quality of the play against Roma successful the Europa League connected Thursday, earlier a archetypal Premier League commencement since May 2023 successful Sunday's sojourn of Fulham.

Goalkeepers Brandon Austin and Alfie Whiteman, some academy graduates without a elder quality for Spurs to their names, are besides portion of Postecoglou's first-team squad.