Tottenham back up shot stopper Fraser Forster has outlined his view of starter Guglielmo Vicario.

With the latter coming in from Empoli to take the no.1 shirt, Forster admits to there being competition between the pair.

However, Forster also has a lot of respect for the 27-year-old, having been told about him by a former Celtic teammate.

"He's been brilliant," admitted the Spurs backup keeper, per football.london.

"I think his performances in the games have been very good and he's made big saves. [It's] not easy coming to a new club, new country. His English is very good which has really helped him.

"One of my mates from Celtic actually played with him at Empoli and he's raved about him for ages, so as soon as he was coming here he said he's a very, very good goalkeeper. Top guy.

"He's been brilliant in the games, he's been brilliant around the place, trains well and works hard, so it's a good start for him."

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