TBR Football understands that Tottenham Hotspur have been doing work on new goalkeepers since the turn of the year, with five big talents shortlisted.
As TBR Football revealed earlier this week, AC Milan are keen on Guglielmo Vicario and there is an understanding that the North London club are open to letting him leave.
Milan may need to replace Mike Maignan, who is expected to join Chelsea, and the Italian international is one of the top names on their list.
Spurs have been impressed by several options that they have scouted, and now the possibility of a new goalkeeper being signed by Thomas Frank is becoming increasingly likely.
Tottenham officials concerned by Guglielmo Vicario’s form
TBR Football’s chief correspondent, Graeme Bailey, understands that some within Tottenham Hotspur were worried by Vicario’s form during parts of last season.
The 28-year-old received a fair amount of criticism throughout the season for some of the glaring errors in his game.
Vicario at set-pieces became an area which opposition teams would target, as Tottenham conceded 13 times from set-pieces last season.
The Italian’s performance in the Europa League final really summed him up, as despite making several crucial saves, he also made some big errors, which Manchester United failed to capitalise on.
As such, the Lilywhites have been thinking about possible replacements and so far a shortlist of five names has been drawn up.
Four goalkeepers who have impressed Tottenham, including James Trafford
TBR Football can reveal that Tottenham have been impressed by James Trafford, Guillaume Restes, Lucas Chevalier, Zion Suzuki and Marco Carnesecchi.
There is also the possibility of Antonin Kinsky being promoted to the number one spot, although Spurs are excited by the ‘generational talents’ available in the goalkeeper market.
Bailey told TBR Football: “In terms of goalkeepers who have impressed – they do like James Trafford, to be fair, nearly half the Premier League like the Burnley keeper – Newcastle have tried more than once but won’t currently pay his asking price, which is £40m.
“Others I am told who have impressed them are French duo Guillaume Restes and Lucas Chevalier, whilst there are two in Italy in the shape of Parma’s Japanese star Zion Suzuki and Atalanta’s Marco Carnesecchi. All of whom could be available at the right price.
“They do really like Kinsky too, but are assessing the options – there are some potentially ‘generational’ players – and whoever gets Suzuki could be laughing.”