By OkayGoal 
According to TEAMtalk, Tottenham have registered strong interest in Brighton’s Dutch stopper Bart Verbruggen ahead of the summer window. The 23-year-old has quietly established himself as one of the most technically assured keepers in the Premier League — everything Guglielmo Vicario has failed to be consistently this season.
Vicario’s campaign has been a rollercoaster of brilliant stops and damaging errors, while backup Antonín Kinský has barely featured, most notably enduring a horror show against Atlético Madrid in the Champions League, where he was hauled off at half-time.
Stiff Competition and a Tough Negotiator in Brighton
Spurs won’t have it easy. Bayern Munich and Inter Milan — who are reportedly also monitoring Vicario — are circling Verbruggen. And Brighton, as ever, will drive a hard bargain. Despite the keeper having just two years left on his deal, the Seagulls are expected to demand well north of his £34m valuation.
The Bigger Picture: Relegation Looms Large
Sunday’s 1-0 defeat to Sunderland — Spurs’ 16th loss in 32 league games — has dumped them into 18th place on 30 points, two behind West Ham.
Their run of 14 Premier League games without a win in 2026 places them in historically grim company. Only Derby (18 games, 2008), Sunderland (17, 2003), and Swindon (15, 1993) have endured worse runs — all three were relegated.
The writing is on the wall. Verbruggen alone won’t save them — but the summer rebuild has to start somewhere.