Guglielmo Vicario says he was impressed by player Tottenham have now sold in training

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Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario has hailed the influence Hugo Lloris had before leaving for LAFC.

A lot has changed at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium over the last 10 months or so.

The addition of Guglielmo Vicario certainly one of the bigger question marks surrounding this new Spurs look in filling some big boots left behind.

Vicario hails Hugo Lloris

Spurs went into the new season with a new face between the sticks in the 27-year-old Italian.

Hugo Lloris’ time as the number one was over when Ange Postecoglou walked through the door, but he stuck around until January.

In the meantime, Lloris still trained with the Spurs side at Hotspur Way and was, therefore, working alongside his successor.

Speaking to ESPN, Vicario spoke of his admiration for the World Cup winning Frenchman. He said: “We trained every day and he was one of my teammates so any advice, anything I could to try and take from him, I tried to do.”

“He was very kind with me, trying to speak with me and help settle me as fast as I can. He did it and I’m very grateful to him.”

“I have a huge respect for what Hugo did and what he did with me also when we trained in these last few months. He was a massive keeper, a massive human being in the way he behaves with me.”

Long-term Lloris replacement

Finding a new goalkeeper to replace someone like Lloris should never have been an easy task for Daniel Levy and co.

However, it was exactly that for Spurs as they have found a goalkeeper who now looks like he has been there for years.

Although he has, in fact, only been in north London for a matter of months, he has already settled in well.

Earlier this week, Vicario was spotted watching 20-year-old Tottenham loanee Josh Keeley in action for National League side Barnet.

This is a huge indication that Vicario has bought in to everything at Tottenham since arriving.

It would be very easy for a foreign player to simply do the bare minimum just months after making the move to a new country.

However, Vicario is not shying away from getting mixed in with the action off the pitch involving the club.

He even issued a cheeky jibe towards their north London rivals, Arsenal, having being handed an award recently.