Tottenham primed to announce first summer signing with medical lined up ‘this week’

Tottenham Hotspur are expected to push a deal for the club’s first summer signing over the line by the end of the week, according to reports.

The player primed to put pen to paper on terms with the Lilywhites? Fraser Forster.

As per a report from the reliable Mike McGrath of The Daily Telegraph, a medical has been arranged for shot-stopper Forster in north London over the days ahead.

This comes with the 34-year-old set to call time on his eight-year spell with Premier League rivals Southampton, upon the expiration of his contract at St. Mary’s at the end of the month.

A full agreement, in turn, is expected to be struck with Tottenham before the week is out.

News of Forster’s imminent arrival in the English capital of course comes with the current back-up option to Hugo Lloris, Pierluigi Gollini, in line for a to return to Atalanta on the back of an underwhelming loan stint in the Premier League.

Fraser Forster set for #THFC medical this week with deal for England goalkeeper as a free agent to be closed in the coming days, after Southampton departure #Spurs #SaintsFC

— Mike McGrath (@mcgrathmike) May 23, 2022

Spurs building

News of Spurs’ imminent deal for Forster of course comes fresh on the back of the capital outfit’s project under the watch of Antonio Conte taking a crucial step in the right direction 24 hours ago.

After making the trip to Carrow Road for the club’s final outing of the Premier League campaign, Conte’s troops eventually emerged on the right side of a hefty 5-0 scoreline, owing to goals from all of Dejan Kulusevski (2). Son Heung-min (2) and Harry Kane.

The flick from Lucas 🤤
The finish from Sonny 😍
The celebrations in front of the away end 💙 pic.twitter.com/NlCCUiBNOZ

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) May 22, 2022