Spurs’ Vicario out for months after playing for 60 minutes on broken ankle

November 28 – Tottenham Hotspur’s Italian international goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario will be out for “months, not weeks” with an ankle injury, manager Ange Postecoglou has confirmed.

Vicario had surgery after playing 60 minutes with a broken ankle in Tottenham’s headline-making 4-0 win at champions Manchester City on Saturday.

The 28-year-old needed treatment in the first half following a collision with City winger Savinho, but went on to play the full game.

The Italy keeper has missed just four matches since joining from Empoli in June 2023 and his injury represents a massive blow for Tottenham who suddenly have a growing number of key senior players on the sidelines at the same time, but few as important as their goalkeeper who is virtually irreplaceable with 36-year-old former England shot stopper Fraser Forster now coming into the side for a lengthy spell.

“We saw Vic picked up an injury during the game and he was sore at half-time, but there was no doubt about him continuing,” Postecoglou said.

“It is a testament to him as a person. He is as tough as nails, as tough as they come. It’s a blow but we’ve dealt with setbacks before and we’ll deal with this one.”

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