Tottenham: Guglielmo Vicario ruled out for 'months' with Ange Postecoglou coy on injury return timeline

Tottenham expect Guglielmo Vicario to beryllium retired for “months” with the breached ankle helium suffered successful Saturday’s 4-0 triumph astatine Manchester City.

Ange Postecoglou has confirmed the Italian goalkeeper faces an extended spell connected the sidelines aft undergoing surgery.

Vicario was injured successful a collision with City winger Savinho successful the archetypal fractional astatine the Etihad but went connected to implicit the afloat game.

His wounded is simply a large stroke to Spurs, who volition present person to trust connected seasoned back-up Fraser Forster.

Speaking for the archetypal clip since Spurs confirmed the quality astir the wounded to Vicario, Postecoglou said connected Wednesday: “It's not going to beryllium weeks, it's going to beryllium months.

“I don't similar giving a timeline truthful aboriginal successful the process due to the fact that it puts undue unit connected the subordinate and possibly immoderate expectations."

Vicario has missed conscionable 4 matches since his £17.2million from Empoli successful 2023 but Forster volition present deputise, astatine slightest until January erstwhile the transportation model opens and Spurs could registry a caller goalkeeper.

Spurs look Roma successful the Europa League connected Thursday and look a crunch tally of 8 games successful 24 days earlier Christmas, including their Carabao Cup quarter-final with Manchester United.