Tottenham need to get used to life without Vicario, according to Postecoglou

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou played down the chances of getting a free agent goalkeeper in to replace the injured Guglielmo Vicario.

Vicario underwent surgery on a broken ankle sustained during their 4-0 victory over Manchester City last weekend, though Postecoglou suggested he was happy to play Fraser Forster when asked about the possibility of a new face coming in.

“No, that is not going to happen. That’s why we’ve got a squad of players. I don’t think us signing a free agent now is going to help us. If I hadn’t named Fraser [Forster] in the European squad, that would’ve been a radical decision,” said Postecoglou.

“When you’re left with two and they couldn’t play in Europe, then you would kind of look at it but unless something else happened, that’s why we’ve got four goalkeepers.

“Young Luca [Gunter], who to be fair has been injured and is not ready, but Fraser I’ve known for a long time and he’s such a strong character within the group and he’s ready to play.

“Brandon [Austin] is improving all the time. Alfie [Whiteman] has also sort of been at the club for a while and whatever has been asked, the training capacity that they bring, we are more than capable with what we’ve got.”

When asked about Vicario’s recovery following his operation, Postecoglou explained that the Italian is going to be unavailable for the long term.

“It’s not going to be weeks, it’s going to be months. He’s had surgery and with surgery, there are certain timelines and because it is Vic,” he said.

“I don’t like giving timelines so early in the process on something like that because it puts undue pressure on the player and also, maybe some expectations. I think once we get past the rehab stage, we will have a clearer idea.”