Mile Svilar Tops Tottenham’s Shortlist of Goalkeeper Targets — Exclusive

Roma star Mile Svilar is top of Tottenham Hotspur’s shortlist of potential new goalkeepers, FootballBlog.co.uk has learned.

Tottenham chiefs are actively assessing possible replacements for Guglielmo Vicario, who is an excellent shot-stopper but has failed to consistently prove himself at Premier League level when dealing with crosses.

Question marks also remain around Vicario’s distribution under pressure, after Spurs gifted goals to Fulham and Nottingham Forest in recent weeks while attempting to play out from the back.

By contrast, Svilar is regarded as one of the best ball-playing goalkeepers in Serie A, while he currently boasts the highest save percentage of any goalkeeper in Italy’s top flight this season.

Spurs scouts have watched multiple Roma matches during the current campaign and have been extremely impressed by the 26-year-old’s composure, command of his area and consistency.

However, any move for Svilar is unlikely to come before the end of the 2025/26 season. The goalkeeper only signed a new contract with Roma over the summer, and the Italian club are under no immediate pressure to sell.

It is also understood that Tottenham would be open to exploring a part-exchange deal involving Vicario, should Roma show interest in the Italian international.

Mile Svilar stats in 2025/26

Metric	Total	Serie A rank
Save percentage	86%	1st
Clean sheets	7	2nd
Saves per 90 minutes	3.3	7th

Svilar’s fine form this season follows a superb 2024/25 campaign with Roma, which saw him win the Best Goalkeeper award at the Serie A Awards.

He had also previously been named in the 2023/24 UEFA Europa League Team of the Season after playing a key role in Roma’s run to the semi-finals.

Tottenham are believed to be the club showing the strongest interest in Svilar at present, although Manchester City and AC Milan have both monitored his situation in the past.

Mile Svilar could change club and country in 2026

While 2026 could be a significant year for Svilar in the transfer market, it may also mark a turning point in his international career.

The goalkeeper, who was born in Antwerp to Serbian parents, represented Belgium at youth level from U15 through to U21, before making a single senior international appearance for Serbia in a friendly in 2021.

Since then, his international future has remained unresolved. Svilar has not featured for Serbia again, and there is growing belief within European football that a change of international allegiance could still be possible, subject to FIFA approval.

Belgium would like Svilar to become eligible for them once again, particularly with Thibaut Courtois approaching the latter stages of his international career.

Serbia are ranked 14th in the all-time World Cup league table but did not qualify for the 2026 edition.

Meanwhile, Belgium — who lost in the quarter-finals to Argentina in FootballBlog.co.uk‘s 2026 World Cup simulation — have been drawn in Group G alongside Egypt, Iran and New Zealand.