The next Petr Cech? Who is new Spurs keeper Kinsky?

It has a turbulent season for Kinsky. In the summer there were rumours about a summer departure from Slavia due to a lack of playing time. But he stayed as the first-choice goalkeeper Jindrich Stanek got injured at Euro 2024.

Kinsky stepped in and helped Slavia with great performances, conceding only seven goals in 19 league matches.

Is Tottenham’s goalkeeping crisis over?

After first-choice keeper Guglielmo Vicario got injured in the autumn. Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou relied on Fraser Forster or Brandon Austin.

It was far from an ideal situation but, over the last days, Tottenham might have found a solution by signing 21-year-old Antonin Kinsky from Slavia Prague.

Kinsky played in the Czech second division as recently as May 2023 but. This season, has had a meteoric rise to become one of the best goalkeepers in central Europe, bringing comparisons with legendary Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech.

However, there is a different decisive figure behind Kinsky’s upbringing: his father, who approved a move to Spurs.

Antonin Kinsky Sr is a former goalkeeper with ทางเข้า ufabet almost 400 games across the Czech and Russian leagues and five international caps. Since his childhood, Kinsky Jr has dreamt about achieving similar success in goal – and looks to be on the right pathway.

His dad has been supportive all along, also during negotiations with Tottenham.

As Spurs chairman Daniel Levy travelled to Prague, the meeting with Kinsky’s dad proved to be decisive. Kinsky Jr confirmed that in the interview with iSport.cz:, external “I have been listening to my dad until this moment. I would not have this chance without him.

“From the start, I considered Tottenham to be a great opportunity, but I waited on a green light from my father. The meeting with Mr Levy convinced him.”