Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario faces "months" on the sidelines after breaking his ankle in Saturday's 4-0 win at Manchester City, Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou said, Report informs via AFP.
The Italy international needed treatment after a first-half collision with City winger Savinho at the Etihad but was able to finish the game.
The 28-year-old, who had surgery on Monday, has been a virtual ever-present since he signed for Tottenham in 2023 but Postecoglou will now have to turn to veteran back-up Fraser Forster.
"It's not going to be weeks, it'll be months," Postecoglou said on Wednesday, adding he did not want to give a timeline.
"I think once we're past the rehab stage and he starts getting out (onto the training pitch), we'll have a clearer idea."
Postecoglou, speaking on the eve of his team's Europa League clash against Claudio Ranieri's Roma, said the severity of Vicario's injury come as a shock.
"We saw he'd picked up the injury during the game," he said.