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Tottenham Complete £12.5million Deal To Sign Slavia Prague Goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky

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Tottenham have completed their first g of the January transfer window with the £12.5million addition of Slavia Prague goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky.

Tottenham Transfer News: Spurs Sign Slavia Prague Goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky For £12.5m

The 21-year-old flew into the capital on Saturday to complete a medical at the club.

Spurs will pay £12.5m for the Czech Republic Under 21s international. He will wear the No 31 shirt and has agreed a deal that will run until 2031, the club announced of their website.

“I’m really happy to be here,” Kinsky said in his first official interview for the club. “It’s been amazing to sign the contract.

“Tottenham is a big name in Europe, in the world. For me, it’s a big honour, and I’m really happy.”

The north London side are in the midst of a major injury crisis, with first-choice keeper Guglielmo Vicario out injured.

Back-up goalkeeper Fraser Forster is also on the sidelines with a sickness bug.

Kinsky has impressed for Czech table-toppers Slavia Prague this season, keeping 12 clean sheets in 19 league appearances this season.

Spurs Looking To Add Reinforcements In January

Ange Postecoglou will be looking to bring in plenty of news faces this month amid Spurs’ injury crisis.

With first-choice centre-back duo Cristian Romero and Micky Van de Ven both out, Postecoglou will be desperate for more cover in defence.

Tottenham could also do with more cover in midfield and in attack.

Only seven first-team players trained at Hotspur Way in the build-up to their football squad.

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After graduating from Kingston University with an upper second-class Honours degree, I learned the ropes in sports journalism starting at Sports Mole before making my way through the ranks at the MailOnline. I started initially as a freelancer before going on to become an assistant sports editor in seven years at the company. Love football, cursed by Spurs and you can catch me watching/falling asleep to the F1 while hungover on a Sunday.

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