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Thomas Frank has discussed the possibility of Tottenham Hotspur looking to upgrade on Guglielmo Vicario in January.

It has been reported over recent weeks that Spurs are studying the possibility of signing a new goalkeeper in January.

Vicario did not help his cause by making another poor mistake on Saturday against Fulham, which gifted the away side their second goal.

The Tottenham number one was booed and mocked by Spurs fans after his mistake. Thomas Frank came out strongly against the Tottenham fans’ treatment of Vicario, labelling it ‘unacceptable’.

Thomas Frank reveals if Tottenham will replace Guglielmo Vicario

It was reported by TEAMtalk on Monday that Vicario is expected to remain Tottenham’s number one, and Spurs may only be looking to sign an understudy to the Italian.

That has now been confirmed by Frank himself, who backed the 28-year-old to bounce back from his mistake against Fulham.

When asked if Vacrio’s position as Tottenham’s first-choice goalkeeper is under threat, the Spurs boss responded (via The Daily Mail): “Oh no, not for me, he made one mistake. Everyone makes mistakes. It’s about how you carry yourself in good and bad times, and he is very consistent. His character is fantastic in every aspect.”

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Vicario has proven his worth to Spurs this season

There is no doubt that the former Empoli man has made one too many mistakes so far this campaign, but he has also bailed out his side on many occasions.

Spurs fans should not forget the fact that Vicario has delivered several Man of the Match performances this season.

Thomas Frank has explained why he has no immediate fears of losing his job at Tottenham Hotspur, despite the club’s wretched home form.

The Frank era at Spurs has been eerily similar to Nuno Espirito Santo’s short stint at the club.

The fans are complaining about the team’s negative style of play, the atmosphere at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has turned toxic, and results are worsening with each passing week.

Nuno did not last long in the job, but it is not Daniel Levy calling the shots anymore at N17, with a new leadership group taking over at Tottenham this summer.

Thomas Frank is confident that Tottenham’s owners are not about to sack him

Reports have indicated that the Lewis family will not take any knee-jerk decisions on Frank, and they view it as a long-term project.

The Tottenham boss is convinced that the current owners understand time is needed to build something of value and that they are not about to call time on the project.

When asked how confident he is that he will be given time at Spurs, Frank responded (via Football.London): “I’m very confident. I think the ownership – of course, I’m just starting to know them – but it seems like they’re good guys, intelligent people. They know how to run businesses, and learning about football, learning more now that they’ve become owners.

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“I think when we’re dealing with intelligent people, they can see every successful dynasty, every successful club has taken time. Yeah, you have one where you maybe win one year or the second year, but you can’t sustain it if you don’t build something sustainable. It’s impossible.”

Spurs want to follow Arsenal’s example with Mikel Arteta

It has been claimed that the Lilywhites are prepared to take a leaf from the book of their North London rivals on how they handle their managerial situation.

That is according to journalist Dean Jones, who said last week that Tottenham want to follow what Arsenal did with Mikel Arteta, who was backed through some extremely challenging times by the Gunners in the first couple of seasons.

Jones claimed that Spurs are not panicking and that the club’s board are prepared to show a similar level of faith in Frank to the one the Emirates hierarchy did in the Spaniard.

A European giant will make it easy for Tottenham Hotspur to sign their player next summer, despite once paying £76m for his services.

There have hardly been any positives to speak of for Tottenham over the past week and a half as they have slipped to three successive losses against Arsenal, PSG and Fulham, conceding 12 goals across those matches.

However, one undoubted positive has been the performances of Randal Kolo Muani, who garnered praise from Thomas Frank after scoring a brace against the parent club last week.

Some pundits believe that Kolo Muani could go on a goalscoring spree for Spurs over the coming months, now that his fitness is improving and his confidence is up.

Tottenham will find a permanent deal for Randal Kolo Muani straightforward

It has been reported by British sources over recent days that Tottenham are still very much open to signing Kolo Muani permanently next summer.

Now, a report by RMC Sport has claimed that the 26-year-old decided to join Spurs in the summer as he was impressed with the project they presented.

The report says that after being left out of Luis Enrique’s plans, the France international wanted to go to Juventus, but Tottenham Hotspur were able to swoop in after PSG’s negotiations with the Serie A giants collapsed.

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It is asserted that Spurs ‘will be presented with an easy route’ to buy Kolo Muani permanently at the end of the season.

Pundit makes confident claim about Kolo Muani’s future

Former Bordeaux left-back Benoit Tremoulinas has now asserted that Kolo Muani has no way back at PSG when Enrique is still at the club.

The pundit suggested that while the striker’s professionalism and commitment are not in question, he is not a good fit tactically for the Spaniard’s system.

Tremoulinas told L’Equipe (as relayed by Le10 Sport) about Kolo Muani: “Perhaps he’s realistic about how he arrived in the squad he joined. Maybe the style of play of this Paris Saint-Germain under Luis Enrique didn’t work with Randal Kolo Muani. However, what we can say about the player is that he has always had an impeccable attitude.

“Even Luis Enrique and his staff said it: in every training session, he gave it his all. He trained even harder, while many players would have given up, used injuries as an excuse to leave. He never gave up. So, what we can hope for Randal Kolo Muani is that he simply gets back on track elsewhere.

“Could he return to PSG while Luis Enrique is still there? No, I don’t believe it. I don’t believe it because Luis Enrique has a well-defined set of players in his system, and Kolo Muani isn’t one of them, so there’s no point in hoping for anything.”

A shocking stat shows just how far behind the current Tottenham team is compared to the force they were under Mauricio Pochettino.

While Spurs may have failed to win silverware under Pochettino, the supporters understandably look at those five-and-a-half years as golden years for the club.

The Lilywhites played some exciting, aggressive football, the fans had a great connection with the squad and the coaching staff, and came close to winning both the Premier League and Champions League.

Tottenham are a long way from hitting those heights now, and one stat shows just how big a blunder it was for the North Londoners to sack Pochettino.

Tottenham’s shocking loss record over the last 99 games

In his first press conference as Tottenham boss, Thomas Frank said he wants Spurs to compete on all four fronts, pointing out that it has not happened since 2019.

However, the numbers suggest that the Lilywhites are as far away from hitting those heights as they have ever been.

The Sun journalist Jake Saunders has now revealed on social media that Tottenham have lost 44 of their last 99 Premier League games. In comparison, they lost just 46 games of the 202 that Pochettino oversaw.

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In other words, Spurs have been losing twice as often over the last few years as they did under the Argentine coach.

Spurs have lacked a coherent long-term strategy

With hindsight, while it is understandable why the club went for ‘winners’ like Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte, we can conclude they got many of their managerial appointments wrong.

It appears as if the decision-makers have been reactionary and swinging from one extreme style to another.

The squad struggled to adapt when they went from Pochettino’s high-intensity tactics to Mourinho’s defensive methods, and Tottenham made a similar mistake when they went from Antonio Conte to Ange Postecoglou.

Tottenham Hotspur travel to St James’ Park for a second time this season, as they prepare to face Newcastle United midweek in the Premier League.

Once stable in the top four, Tottenham Hotspur now find themselves languishing 12th in the Premier League standings after four defeats from their last five. Pressure is piling on Thomas Frank, with the mood around the club turning increasingly sour.

Their home form has made his case even weaker as Spurs haven’t won at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium since the opening week, picking up 2 draws and 4 defeats since.

The latest was a 2-1 loss to Fulham at the weekend, where returning home after three weeks didn’t help at all. Mohammed Kudus pulled one back in the second half, but the damage was done inside the opening five minutes, and the players were booed off at full-time.

Newcastle sit one place below Spurs but are level on points, also struggling for any real consistency. Back-to-back defeats to West Ham and Brentford were responded to by beating Manchester City and then putting four past Everton, most recently in a 1-4 win.

What time does Newcastle vs Tottenham Hotspur kick off?

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Stadium: St James’ Park

Date: Tuesday, 2nd December 2025

Kick-off time: 8:15 pm BST

Referee: Thomas Bramall

Newcastle vs Tottenham Hotspur: Head-to-head record

Last season’s Carabao Cup semi-finalists Tottenham already met Newcastle, who went on to win the competition, in the cup a month ago, when Newcastle knocked Spurs out with a comfortable 2-1 home win.

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That said, Newcastle have dominated this fixture, winning five of their last six meetings. It’s been a rough match-up for Tottenham, who haven’t beaten them since December 2023, and St James’ Park has rarely been kind to them in recent seasons.

Tottenham team news

There are no fresh changes from the weekend, though captain Cristian Romero is back after serving a one-match suspension for yellow card accumulation.

Radu Dragusin has rejoined full training and could return to the matchday squad, although he isn’t expected to play.

That said, Thomas Frank hasn’t offered any timeline for the returns of Dejan Kulusevski or Dominic Solanke, though we believe both will only be back towards the end of the month at best. James Maddison, Yves Bissouma and Kota Takai all remain sidelined.

Newcastle team news

Nick Pope suffered a knock last week, so Aaron Ramsdale will start in goal.

Kieran Trippier, Sven Botman, Emil Krafth, William Osula and Yoane Wissa are all unavailable, although Wissa is close to returning.

Predicted Tottenham line-up

Vicario, Spence, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie, Bergvall, Bentancur, Simons, Kudus, Kolo Muani, Odobert

Our prediction

Praised early in the season for building a defensively solid side, Frank has watched his team leak 11 goals in the space of a week. Normally, you’d expect that kind of collapse to at least come with some attacking spark, but Spurs aren’t creating anything either.

Frustration has spilt over, and supporters have turned sharply on the manager. His recent comments – like pointing out that Tottenham finished 17th last season or saying fans who booed the players during the game weren’t “true Tottenham fans” – have only added fuel to the fire.

It’s genuinely hard to see where the turnaround comes from, but grabbing a win at St James’ Park would be a decent place to start.

Keep an eye on Xavi Simons. Fans were surprised that he didn’t start any of the last three matches, and he was one of the few bright sparks when Spurs faced Newcastle in the Carabao Cup.

For Newcastle, Malick Thiaw is the danger man. He was excellent defensively at the weekend and helped himself to a brace as well.

Tottenham’s sporting director, Johan Lange, wants to bring a talented midfielder to Spurs in January, but another Premier League club are determined to win the race for the player.

Spurs have some talented young midfielders in their ranks in the form of Lucas Bervall, Archie Gray and Pape Sarr.

It has emerged that after the success of Gray and Bergvall, the Lilywhites are also looking to push through a deal for another rising teenage midfield star.

It first emerged last week that Tottenham have set their sights on Anderlecht starlet Nathan De Cat, who is turning a lot of heads with his performances in the Belgian top flight and Europe this season.

It has since been reported that other Premier League clubs may challenge Spurs for the 17-year-old Belgian, while a new update has now claimed that one club are particularly keen.

Aston Villa looking to ruin Tottenham attempt to sign Nathan De Cat

According to CaughtOffside, Lange is ‘pushing hard’ to bring De Cat to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Spurs ‘actively pursuing’ the midfielder.

Brighton and Bayern Munich are also fans of the youngster, who has impressed scouts across Europe this season.

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However, it is Lange’s old club, Aston Villa, who may pose the biggest challenge to Tottenham as they are particularly keen on De Cat.

In fact, it is asserted that Unai Emery’s men are now ‘preparing an ambitious move’ for the teenager as they look to reinforce their midfield core.

How much would Spurs have to pay to sign De Cat?

CaughtOffside say that Anderlecht remain firm in their stance that the Belgian Under-18 international will remain at the club until the end of the season.

However, the Jupiler Pro League club are willing to come to the negotiating table if a big offer arrives for De Cat.

Anderlecht want a €35m (£30m) package for De Cat, while Villa are readying an offer of around €22m–€25m (£19.3m-£22m) offer along with a sell-on clause and some bonuses.

Everton sources have given a clear response to reports suggesting that Tottenham Hotspur and other Premier League clubs have enquired about a deal to sign Iliman Ndiaye in January.

It was reported at the start of last month that Tottenham are ready to turn their attentions to Ndiaye after Morgan Rogers signed a new contract with Aston Villa.

According to some sources, Spurs have already made contact over a deal for the Everton man ahead of January, and they are not the only ones to do so.

Over recent days, we have heard that Man City and Liverpool have joined Tottenham in the race for Ndiaye, who is said to rank high on the wishlist of all three clubs.

How have Everton reacted to speculation over Tottenham target Iliman Ndiaye?

It has now been revealed by TEAMtalk that the former Marseille man’s performances this season have indeed caught the attention of several clubs.

Apart from the three mentioned before, Newcastle United, Juventus, AC Milan, and Atletico Madrid are all said to be admirers of Ndiaye.

However, the outlet claims that they have learned from sources close to the situation that Everton has moved quickly to play down the chances of a January transfer.

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The sources insist that the Toffees have not been contacted about Ndiaye’s availability since Inter Milan’s approach was turned down in the summer.

The Merseyside club have no intention of listening to any offers for the winger in January, and they are in a strong position to turn down bids, given that their star man is contracted to the club until 2029.

What would it take for Spurs to sign Ndiaye next summer?

TEAMtalk explain that should bids arrive for the 25-year-old next summer, they have to be ‘huge’ to stand any chance of pricing the player away from Everton.

David Moyes’ men have not put a price tag on Ndiaye, but it has been suggested by some that it would take an offer of over £70m for them to greenlight a sale.

The outlet adds that the Senegal international is fully focused on helping Everton achieve their objectives this season.

A new report has shed light on whether Tottenham are considering upgrading on Guglielmo Vicario in January.

Vicario was booed repeatedly by Tottenham fans after his poor judgment led to Fulham’s second goal, which is not the Italian’s first mistake of the season.

Thomas Frank leapt to the defence of his number one, labelling the fans’ decision to boo him as ‘unacceptable’.

However, Vicario himself was more philosophical about the treatment by Spurs fans, insisting that the supporters had a right to express their feelings.

Will Tottenham replace Guglielmo Vicario in January?

It has been reported over recent weeks that Spurs are studying the possibility of signing a new goalkeeper in January.

However, a new update from TEAMtalk has claimed that any new goalkeeper that the Lilywhites bring in will be signed with the intention of serving as the Italian’s understudy.

The report says that the 28-year-old is seen as an ‘integral’ part of the ongoing project at N17. In fact, it is alleged that the former Empoli man is even seen as a future captaincy candidate alongside James Maddison.

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The outlet concludes that Vicario’s mistake against the Cottagers is not expected to change the minds of Tottenham’s decision makers.

Spurs fans need some perspective on Vicario

There is no doubt that the number one quality one wants in a goalkeeper is reliability, and the Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper will be the first to admit that he has made one too many mistakes this term.

However, one should also not forget that Vicario has delivered several Man of the Match performances this season and has single-handedly kept Tottenham in matches.

Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Ramon Vega has reacted to the ongoing crisis at the club and has given his take on the fans booing Guglielmo Vicario.

There were some astonishing scenes at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday as a section of Spurs fans targeted their own player.

After Guglielmo Vicario’s mistake for Fulham’s second goal, the goalkeeper was booed several times when he touched the ball, and he even attracted ironic cheers from the crowd when he made a save.

Thomas Frank insisted that it was unacceptable for fans to boo their own players in the middle of a game, and the Tottenham boss was backed up by Pedro Porro, who hinted that the supporters had disrespected the players.

Ramon Vega tells Tottenham fans to boo the board instead of the players

Some Spurs fans have blasted Frank for his comments and have asserted that they have a right to jeer the players.

Vega has now taken the side of the fans, admitting that he understands their frustration, but he called on them to direct their ire towards the board rather than the players.

The former Tottenham man wrote on X: “I don’t even know if the club has an identity anymore; it’s nonexistent, and there’s nothing for the fans to connect with except for consistently moaning and booing the players I disagree with.

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“However, I totally understand the fans, as I was on the receiving end once. There was no social media back then, so we just stuck in and went on to win a trophy! 99.

“The main boos and complaints should mainly be directed at the board, which has massively let down the fans for years and still expects loyalty from them by charging them the most expensive tickets in the Premier League, yet offers no real connection at all.

“They have neglected the football side and fans for years by prioritising infrastructure and real estate. We never replaced Kane or Son or… and the list goes on.”

Spurs fans need to reflect on their treatment of Guglielmo Vicario

According to reports, the Tottenham players have held a lengthy discussion about their worsening relationship with the fans, as it is a topic that they want to address head-on.

One would hope that the fans also have a similar moment of introspection and ask themselves if what went on was correct.

Booing after the game and even at half-time is understandable, but when the supporters start targeting their own players, they are actively making it difficult for their own side.

No matter the price of the ticket one pays or how bad the performance, the reality is that mocking and jeering one’s own players is counter-productive and a gift to the opposition.

Tottenham Hotspur fans will not like what Opta’s Supercomputer has predicted ahead of their side’s trip to Newcastle United tomorrow.

Thomas Frank is a man under huge pressure after Spurs fell to 12th place in the Premier League table as a result of yet another loss at home on Saturday.

The Tottenham boss has rejected the idea that his tactical messages are not getting through to the players and cut a determined figure in his post-match conference on Saturday.

However, he will be aware that his words can only get him so far and that his side has to do their talking on the pitch.

Newcastle are big favourites to beat Tottenham

Spurs now travel to St James’ Park to take on a Newcastle side who have themselves blown hot and cold this season.

The two clubs are tied on 18 points, but according to Opta’s Supercomputer, the Magpies are big favourites to emerge with a win against the Lilywhites at home.

The algorithm gives Eddie Howe’s side a 54.7 per cent chance of getting three points on Tuesday evening and piling the misery on Spurs.

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Meanwhile, a draw is the second most likely outcome at 23.3 per cent, while Tottenham have been given a 22 per cent chance of winning.

Spurs will be happy to get away from home comforts

The worsening relationship between the Tottenham fans and players has reportedly been a topic of discussion internally at Hotspur Way.

The Spurs squad is evidently struggling to deal with the pressure that comes from playing in front of their fans and would thus welcome playing away from home.

Additionally, despite getting thrashed 4-1 at the Emirates last week, Tottenham still boast the joint second-best away record in the Premier League this season, having picked up 14 points from a possible 18.