Kinsky Set To Return As Vicario Awaits Hernia Surgery

Antonin Kinsky is group to return astatine Tottenham's goalkeeper erstwhile first-choice Guglielmo Vicario has hernia room pursuing nan Premier League crippled against Nottingham Forest connected Sunday.

Spurs interim leader Igor Tudor controversially replaced Kinsky pinch Vicario successful nan 17th infinitesimal of their Champions League last-16 necktie astatine Atletico Madrid connected 10 March - which they mislaid 5-2 - aft he conceded 3 goals.

The 23-year-old was consoled by respective team-mates, including Vicario, arsenic he made his measurement disconnected nan field.

Vicario has been dealing pinch nan hernia problem for respective matches but remains successful contention to commencement successful nan important lucifer astatine location against Forest.

The different action for Tudor is third-choice goalkeeper Brandon Austin, 27, who came done nan club's younker strategy and has made 3 elder appearances.

Tottenham said Italy world Vicario will acquisition "a insignificant procedure" adjacent week and dream to person him fresh again by April.

The nine said nan cognition had been "timed" for nan world break successful bid to "have arsenic minimal effect arsenic possible".

"Guglielmo will commence his rehabilitation pinch our aesculapian unit immediately, and it is hoped that he could return to action wrong nan adjacent month," added a connection from Spurs.

Kinsky and Austin person some been connected nan Tottenham chair for their past 2 games - a 1-1 tie astatine Liverpool successful nan Premier League and a 3-2 triumph complete Atletico successful nan 2nd limb of their Champions League tie.