Antonin Kinsky: Who is Tottenham's new goalkeeper ahead of £12.5m January transfer?

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly connected the verge of completing their archetypal signing of the January transportation window, having agreed a woody for Slavia Prague goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky.

The Lilywhites person been moving without fig 1 Guglielmo Vicario for the past fewer weeks aft the Italian shot-stopper fractured his ankle successful the 4-0 triumph implicit Manchester City astatine the extremity of November.

It volition beryllium different mates of months earlier Vicario is considered for enactment again, and ever since helium entered the attraction room, the experienced Fraser Forster has been deputising successful betwixt the sticks.

Forster initially impressed successful Vicario's absence, but helium has since travel successful for heightened disapproval aft a fig of high-profile mistakes and is present successful the past six months of his declaration astatine the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Ange Postecoglou's lone different elder options successful betwixt the posts are Brandon Austin and Alfie Whiteman, but the brace are highly inexperienced astatine the apical level, lone playing 1 competitory Spurs crippled betwixt them.

Tottenham to wage £12.5m for Kinsky?

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Following claims by Fabrizio Romano that Tottenham were connected the cusp of completing a woody for Kinsky, football.london present reports that the 21-year-old volition get successful a £12.5m woody imminently.

The Slavia Prague goalkeeper is already said to travelled to London for his medical, having agreed idiosyncratic presumption implicit a semipermanent declaration with the North London giants.

The formalities of Kinsky's determination should beryllium completed aft Spurs' Premier League lunchtime clash with Newcastle United, and helium volition go their archetypal accomplishment of the January transportation window.

Tottenham are besides being linked with moves for a caller centre-back successful this month's marketplace amid their antiaircraft wounded crisis, and Postecoglou could besides prosecute a caller wide attacker earlier the model closes.

Spurs commencement the play successful 11th spot successful the Premier League table, having failed to triumph immoderate of their past 3 matches successful England's apical flight, and they are 8 points beneath Newcastle successful 5th position.

Who is Spurs' caller goalkeeper?

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Born successful the Czech Republic superior of Prague, Kinsky joined Slavia Prague arsenic a teen for conscionable €160k (£132.8k) successful 2021 but was sent retired connected indebtedness 3 times earlier making his elder breakthrough.

However, the 21-year-old has excelled successful betwixt the posts for the Czech giants this season, making 30 appearances crossed each competitions and keeping 14 cleanable sheets, portion lone letting successful 20 goals.

From 19 appearances successful the Fortuna Liga, the apical part of Czech football, Kinsky has recorded a staggering 12 shut-outs portion conceding a specified 7 goals, arsenic his broadside beryllium 7 points wide of Viktoria Plzen astatine the top of the table.

The 6ft 3in goalkeeper has besides been called up to the past 2 Czech Republic squads successful the UEFA Nations League, though helium is inactive waiting to marque his elder debut for his country.

Whether Kinsky instantly replaces Forster successful betwixt the posts remains to beryllium seen, but the 21-year-old volition beryllium expected to play 2nd fiddle to Vicario erstwhile the Italian is back, thereby relegating Forster to 3rd prime up of a apt summertime exit.

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