Which of these THREE great keepers will fill Robinson's gloves at Spurs?

It could be argued that Spurs’ season finished on February 24 when Ledley King lifted the Carling Cup. Aside from the wonderful 4-4 draw with Chelsea, Tottenham FC have arguably put in just one good performance (away against PSV) since the famous victory over Chelsea at Wembley.

Following the defeat in Holland, it is as if Spurs have been playing an early pre-season and Juande Ramos is clearly preparing for the next campaign. One of his top priorities will be to strengthen the goalkeeping position.

Paul Robinson has had a mixed time of things this season. It is still questionable whether the former England No.1 has ever recovered from the infamous air-kick against Croatia. He has been poor throughout much of this campaign, with the same apparent failings, particularly his inability to come for crosses and to control his own area. Those failings cost Spurs dear in the early weeks of the season and undermined their chances of challenging the top four.

Ramos, is supposedly a fine psychological thinker and his decisions to drop Robinson and then re-instate him for the Carling Cup final paid off as Spurs grabbed their first trophy in nine years and Robbo made some critical saves.

However, Robinson was arguably at fault for Didier Drogba’s free-kick in the Wembley showpiece and in the games that followed he failed to impress a demanding manager. He hit a nadir in the 4-1 defeat to Newcastle recently and now he has succumbed to injury so it is unlikely he will be able to change his fate in the eyes of Ramos during the remaining four games.

In addition, Radek Cerny, a decent goalkeeper when called upon, is out of contract in a few weeks and is not expected to be offered a new one. It is no secret that Spurs are looking for a new goalkeeper. Whether Robinson stays will be intriguing as at the top of his form the former Leeds custodian is a great goalkeeper, but the new man will expect to start for Spurs.

Here is a run-down of the three most likely choices:

Carlos Kameni (Espanyol). The Cameroon keeper has been linked with a move to north London for months now. Kameni excelled in the Africa Cup of Nations and he has enjoyed another excellent season in La Liga.

Many of the recent press reports have suggested a fee of somewhere in the region of £4-5million which would be a snip for the 24-year-old. Manchester United are also reported to be interested, but they are not short on solid goalkeepers at Old Trafford and Spurs may be able to steal a march on their Premier League rivals.

Diego Lopez (Villarreal). Another goalie from La Liga, Lopez has excelled this season as the ‘Yellow Submarines’ have had an exceptional season in the Spanish top flight. Villarreal are currently third and look well set for Champions League football next season which may rule Lopez out of a move if he doesn’t fancy UEFA Cup football instead.

In response to the rumours linking Spurs with Lopez in March, Villarreal slapped a 24 million Euro price tag on him, which could also prove a rather large stumbling block to any move.

Allan McGregor (Rangers). As Rangers challenge for a quadruple, McGregor has been in inspired form this season amassing a hugely impressive 27 clean sheets. Whilst some may scoff at Rangers playing the "flat-track-bully" in the SPL, the class of Walter Smith's men cannot be doubted as they have had a superb run to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup.

The transfer gossip pages suggest a fee of £5million would be enough to lure the Gers goalie to London. After the success of Alan Hutton at Spurs this season, McGregor may be the right goalkeeper to fill the problem position.

Artur Boruc, the rival Old Firm goalkeeper, could also be a target for Premier League clubs and in the coming weeks it won’t be a surprise to hear names such as Scott Carson and Robert Green linked with big summer moves to join the Ramos revolution.

For as long as anyone can remember, Spurs have had a weak defence. A new arrival between the sticks should improve a back line that is responsible for conceding 57 goals in the league this season. On paper, players such as Woodgate, King, Dawson, Chimbonda, Hutton and Bale should be able to provide good protection to a solid goalkeeper.

If Ramos (and Damien Comolli) can get it right Spurs could yet again be challenging the Big Four.