Tottenham transfer news: 'Shock interest' revealed as Premier League goalkeeper added to January shortlist

Tottenham Hotspur person reportedly identified a Premier League goalkeeper arsenic a imaginable January transportation target.

Spurs are presently having to header without the services of first-choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, who is facing a lengthy play connected the sidelines aft undergoing ankle surgery astatine the extremity of November.

Fraser Forster has since filled the void betwixt the sticks, but his caller performances for Ange Postecoglou's broadside person travel nether scrutiny.

The 36-year-old has kept conscionable erstwhile cleanable expanse successful 10 appearances since replacing Vicario, conceding 22 goals successful the process, and helium was astatine responsibility for 2 goals conceded successful Spurs' 4-3 EFL Cup triumph implicit Manchester United past month.

Tottenham person subsequently been tipped to enlistee a caller goalkeeper successful January, with Postecoglou confirming that the nine intend to beryllium progressive successful the wintertime window.

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Tottenham measurement up Johnstone pursuit?

Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford has regularly been linked with a determination to Tottenham and is believed to beryllium valued astatine astir £20m.

A determination for chap Championship shot-stoppers Anthony Patterson and Pierce Charles of Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday respectively has besides been mooted, portion Angers' Yahia Fofana is besides alleged to beryllium connected the radar of the North Londoners.

Now, The Mirror reports that Spurs are stepping up their 'shock interest' successful Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Sam Johnstone.

The study adds that the 31-year-old's home-grown presumption is of added involvement to Spurs, who are expected to portion ways with Forster astatine the extremity of this play erstwhile his declaration expires.

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What does the aboriginal clasp for Johnstone?

Johnstone was signed by Wolves for a reported £10m from Crystal Palace past summer, with the goalkeeper opting to permission Selhurst Park aft losing his starting spot to Dean Henderson.

The four-cap England planetary was handed 5 successive Premier League starts betwixt August and October, but helium has since been leapfrogged successful the pecking bid by Jose Sa pursuing a drawstring of unconvincing performances for a Wolves broadside struggling towards the bottommost of the table.

Vitor Pereira was appointed arsenic Wolves' caller caput manager past month, replacing Gary O'Neil, and has since picked up 7 points from a imaginable 9 disposable successful the Premier League, with Sa keeping 2 cleanable sheets successful the process.

Johnstone is nether declaration astatine Molineux until June 2028 and it remains to beryllium seen whether helium would beryllium consenting to judge a determination to Tottenham knowing that helium would enactment arsenic a stop-gap portion Vicario recovers from injury.

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