March 20 (Reuters) - Goalkeeper ⁠Guglielmo Vicario will undergo hernia surgery ⁠next week, Premier League side Tottenham ‌Hotspur said on Friday, adding that the procedure could sideline the 29-year-old Italian international for a month.

Vicario ​has appeared in every league ⁠game for Spurs ⁠this season, as they sit one point above ⁠the ‌bottom three in the standings.

"The minor procedure... has been timed to ⁠have as minimal an impact on ​our season ‌as possible," said Spurs, who will go ⁠into a ​three-week international break after Sunday's league game against Nottingham Forest.

Vicario was not included in ⁠Italy's squad for Thursday's World ​Cup playoff against Northern Ireland. He last appeared for Italy in a 2-0 win over ⁠Moldova in November.

Gianluigi Donnarumma was the Italy keeper in a 4-1 loss to Norway three days later that forced the team ​into the playoffs while ⁠Norway qualified for the World Cup.

"It is ​hoped that he (Vicario) could ‌return to action within the ​next month," Spurs added.

(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in BengaluruEditing by Christian Radnedge)