There is no question that Tottenham Hotspur will be one of the most active teams in the Premier League this coming January transfer window when it comes to seeking further attacking upgrades. Spurs were already lacking a lot in the goals department for years after watching club legend Harry Kane join Bayern Munich, and now that Son Heung-min has also left the N17, Spurs are missing even more goals from the left wing position.
Currently, there is not a single proven goal scorer in the Tottenham first team, and the left wing position is entirely vacant with young, raw players Mathys Tel and Wilson Odobert being the only possible options at all.
But now, Spurs are looking to make a big move beyond just the goal scorers. The transfer may not happen in the winter, but Tottenham are having serious doubts about Guglielmo Vicario after his latest disasterclass. The Italian international gifted Nottingham Forest two goals in an inexcusable 3-0 defeat, and this is just the latest of a handful of games in which Vicario has screwed over Spurs by directly dropping points in the table with his errors.
Just stick with James Trafford or anyone else
Young Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford is the clear dream option Spurs supporters have in mind as the Vicario replacement, but he and other top options like Andriy Lunin and Mike Maignan may not be available or realistic for Spurs. Worse yet, though, the second name concetely linked to Spurs at goalkeeper after Trafford is one no true Tottenham fan would ever want.
According to a report from journalist Gabriel Sans of Mundo Deportivo, Tottenham Hotspur are among a number of clubs watching Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen ahead of a possible transfer. Per Sans, two other Premier League powerhouses in Newcastle and Manchester United are also interested, as is, surprisingly, Bayern Munich, who already have the uber talented Jonas Urbig as the under study to long time Ter Stegen nemesis Manuel Neuer. Monaco and Besiktas are more reasonable clubs linked to Ter Stegen, given their affinities for signing finisher players.
And Ter Stegen is beyond finished. Accused of being the mole by Barcelona fans, Ter Stegen has caused more problems than solutions over the years, and outside of one purple patch season in 2022/23, he has been a comfortably below average goalkeeper. He was so bad that Barca fans already value Wojciech Szczesny over him, and his lack of leadership skills have made him a despised figure by many Culers who no longer see him as a club icon. After signing Joan Garcia, Ter Stegen is nothing but a fading memory for Barcelona.
So it would be quite insane for Tottenham to spend any money on Ter Stegen's wages. He is not a better option than Vicario now and certainly not in the future. The links to Tottenham may just be Mundo Deportivo or an agent trying to fill papers or strum up falsified interest in a player who should have nobody interested beyond Turkey and Saudi Arabia.