New Signing: 5th January 2025
Position: GK
Name: Antonin Kinsky
Age: 21
Nationality: Czech Republic
Transfer: Permanent
Value: £12.5m
Status at previous Club: Hailed as the greatest Czech goalkeeping talent of his generation, but was initially sent out on Loan. On his return to his club Slavia Prague, he conceded just one goal in his first nine league matches of the 2024–25 season.
Out of Europe’s top 10 leagues, Kinsky ranked top for save percentage (83.3 percent), goals conceded per 90 minutes (0.37) and clean sheets (12, joint with Diogo Costa) after setting a new Slavia record of keeping 12 clean sheets in 19 games and conceding just seven times.
Other reported interest: Scouted by Chelsea but no other clubs reported.
Previous Clubs:
Slavia Prague – 2021-25
MFK Vyškov (loan) – 2022-23
FK Pardubice (loan) – 2023-24
Player Stats:
Appearances – 123 games played across all leagues / cup competitions
Goals Conceded – 130
Clean Sheets – 40
Transfer Rating: 7/10
Summary:
Based on first impressions I’ve only given Kinsky a 7 out of 10 but I do think he has the potential to grow as we need to accept he is young and the fact that he has come into a Spurs team during an incredibly difficult period. If we take those into consideration then I think it would be fairer to say he is worth at least an 8 out of 10.
The Goalkeeper position is usually where we find the player gets better with age as they gain experience and confidence. For just 21 years of age he is not lacking any confidence and he was certainly thrown in at the deep end making his debut against Liverpool in the Semi Final 1st Leg, where he kept a clean sheet.
In fact he managed to keep a clean sheet in his next game too (ok it was Tamworth) so it was a pretty solid start. Since then we have seen a few erratic moments from him, especially with the ball at his feet but with such poor defence it would be harsh to be over critical. Time will tell whether he will replace Vicario but I suspect he will be number 2 choice once Vicario returns from injury.
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