Nottingham Forest under increasing pressure with Tottenham now seriously keen on signing £9m star

Nottingham Forest are now on the back foot with Tottenham Hotspur seriously keen on jumping the queue to make an “amazing” new signing this summer.

Spurs looking to replace first-team star this summer

At this stage of the season, it is almost inconceivable that there is serious debate about whether the 2025 Europa League winners will even remain a Premier League side next season, having failed to win a single game in 2026.

However, that is the position Spurs find themselves in, with the 2-1 defeat at Fulham on Sunday consigning Igor Tudor to his second loss on the spin as interim manager, and even the Premier League took a swipe at goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, in a post that was later deleted.

Vicario has remained the Lilywhites’ first-choice goalkeeper throughout the campaign, but they have already taken the decision to offload the Italian in the summer, regardless of which manager is brought in to replace Tudor.

As such, Tottenham will need to bring in a replacement between the sticks, and they are now seriously keen on signing RC Lens goalkeeper Robin Risser, according to a report from Caught Offside.

News of the north Londoners’ heightened interest puts Nottingham Forest under pressure, with the Tricky Trees also keen on signing the goalkeeper, and they are looking increasingly up against it amid interest from two big Premier League clubs in Spurs and Newcastle United.

Interestingly, Risser’s market valuation is around €10m (£9m), which seems like a very modest sum, given the level of his performances in Ligue 1 this season…

Risser enjoying “amazing” campaign in France

Back in December, scout Jacek Kulig claimed the Lens shot-stopper is having an “amazing” season in Ligue 1, and he has since continued to impress, averaging the second-best save percentage in the division.

Player	Club	Ligue 1 save percentage
Herve Koffi	Angers SCO	76.7%
Robin Risser	RC Lens	75.3%
Gregoire Coudert	Brest	72.1%
Lucas Chevalier	Paris Saint-Germain	71.7%
Donovan Leon	Auxerre	71%

Vicario, on the other hand, has recorded a save percentage of just 63.6% in the Premier League, which is the fourth-worst in the top flight, ahead of only Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Jose Sa, Fulham’s Bernd Leno and Leeds United’s Lucas Perri.

The Lens star has kept nine clean sheets in Ligue 1 this term, the joint-highest amount in the division, and he could now be ready to test himself in the Premier League.

Risser has proven he could be a real upgrade on Vicario, and his modest valuation means he could be the ideal addition for Tottenham between the sticks this summer.