Tottenham Hotspur probably are not going to sign a new goalkeeper in the January transfer window, but the position is on the radar of fans as one the club could afford to upgrade. Although current starter Guglielmo Vicario is a very good pure shot stopper, he has been atrocious at nearly everything else a goalkeeper needs to do, and even national analysts like Jamie Carragher are catching on to his awful habit of throwing teammates under the bus when he makes a mistake.
Spurs have the young Antonin Kinsky waiting in the wings behind the error prone Vicario, though Kinsky has also shown that it is too soon for him to get the keys to the kingdom. He is good enough to merit far more starts than what he is currently getting, but, in an ideal world, Spurs would replace Vicario in the summer with a more consistent goalkeeper.
James Trafford has to be disgruntled with how things are shaking out at Manchester City after the Citizens signed the world class Gianluigi Donnarumma shortly after his own move from Burnley to the Etihad, but it appears he will not be available in the near future.
A cheap option for Tottenham?
So the best goalkeeper who could conceivably move in January is AC Milan star Mike Maignan, who has elevated not one but two teams (Lille and Milan) to league titles with his greatness in goal. Maignan is on an expiring contract and has been closely linked with rivals Chelsea, and while Tottenham have not really been mentioned in the transfer race for the French star, that has not stopped Spurs supporters from dreaming about a move.
Right now, though, it does not seem like Milan have any intention of actively shopping Maignan, who is very important to their Serie A title hopes, in the middle of the season in January just to make a pure transfer profit.
Max Allegri recently said of Mike Maignan, via Fabrizio Romano, “The club is working to discuss new deals for some of our key players. For sure, Maignan is a very important piece of our squad”
While that quote from Allegri is not exactly a concrete update or Milan slamming the door shut on a possible Maignan transfer to Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, or some other goalkeeper hungry top club, it is quite clear that the Rossoneri are not yet interested in giving up on Maignan or dangling him up for sale. But if there is any outside chance Spurs can get their hands on Maignan, they have to take it.