New Tottenham Hotspur signing Antonin Kinsky has now received his work permit, football.london understands, and is therefore eligible to partake in first-team activity.
The 21-year-old, who arrives from Slavia Prague and is the club's first recruit of 2025, completed his medical on Saturday as he awaited to be given the all clear on his visa. Kinsky has cost the club £12.5m and has penned a deal that sees him stay at the club until 2031.
It is unclear whether the new shot-stopper will be in the team or the squad for Wednesday’s League Cup semi-final first leg against Liverpool, but it is expected that he will come in to ultimately usurp Fraser Forster as the primary back-up goalkeeper.
First-choice Guglielmo Vicario is not due back from injury until late February at the earliest, having fractured his ankle against Manchester City in November. Illness forced the deputising Forster to miss Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United, with Ange Postecoglou forced to hand Brandon Austin his Tottenham debut.
New boy Kinsky, yet to be handed his senior intentional debut, was called up to the Czechia national team squad for the first time in November and kept 15 clean sheets in 29 games for Slavia Prague during the first half of the season.
Upon signing for Spurs, Kinsky said he had received advice from his father - a former Czech international - before signing on the dotted line. The youngster explained: “It’s been amazing to sign the contract.
"Tottenham is a big name in Europe, especially in the Czech Republic so for me it is a big honour. I spoke with the coaches and the sporting director and I really got the feeling this is going to be the right choice.
"I like to play a lot with my feet. I’m looking forward to training, hopefully for the games. That’s the aim of every player, to be on the pitch.
“My father has been a big role model for me. He’s involved in every decision I make. He told me this is a big chance to go for it.”