Former Spurs defender turned pundit, Alan Hutton, has praised Guglielmo Vicario, but claimed the club need to sign a new goalkeeper who can challenge him for the number one spot.
One of the top priorities in the summer was for Tottenham to sign a new keeper to replace Hugo Lloris, who had suffered a drastic downturn in form last season.
The man chosen to fill Lloris’ gloves was Guglielmo Vicario, and the Italian has proven himself a worthy successor to the former club captain.
Vicario has delivered match-winning saves on multiple occasions this season, and looks to have been a shrewd acquisition for the North London club.
Nevertheless, the fact that Fraser Forster and Brandon Austin are the only competition for Vicario has been cited as a potential pitfall by Hutton, who likes the idea of Spurs signing Southampton stopper, Gavin Bazunu (as previously reported by Football Insider).
Spurs need competition for Vicario
Hutton told Football Insider: “You absolutely need to sign someone now to challenge Vicario. But you see the problems that have happened at Arsenal with people constantly talking about [Aaron Ramsdale and David Raya]. The pressure is on them to not make mistakes, otherwise they’re out.
“It’ll be an interesting one. I think Vicario is the number one as he’s done really well since he’s come in. He’s made some big saves in big moments and he’s really grown within the team. Bazunu would be good if he does come in, but he won’t be number one. Is he there to push Vicario? Probably.”
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To be fair, Hutton is right. Any great goalkeeper needs a number two who can push him to even greater levels, and we don’t have that right now. Signing a new keeper isn’t a priority for January, but definitely something to look at in the summer.