Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario is to undergo a hernia operation and will be sidelined for up to a month
Antonin Kinsky will be thrust into Tottenham’s fight to stay in the Premier League with regular goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario set for a hernia operation that could keep him out for a month.
Kinsky has not played since being hauled off after 17 minutes of Spurs’ 5-2 defeat at Atletico Madrid on March 10. Having been surprisingly recalled for the game at the Metropolitano, Czech Kinsky made errors for two of Atletico’s three early goals before being taken of by coach Igor Tudor.
Vicario played in the subsequent game against Liverpool and the return against Atletico. He will also play on Sunday against Nottingham Forest in a crunch six-pointer towards the foot of the Premier League table before undergoing surgery.
A club statement read: “We can confirm that Guglielmo Vicario will undergo surgery next week on a hernia.
“The minor procedure for the Italy international goalkeeper has been timed to have as minimal impact on our season as possible.
“Guglielmo will commence his rehabilitation with our medical staff immediately, and it is hoped that he could return to action within the next month.”
Even if he is back within a month he will still likely miss the trip to Sunderland on April 12 and the home game with Brighton the following weekend.
