NEXT OF KIN
New Tottenham keeper Kinsky tipped to join Real Madrid after just TWO GAMES as it’s revealed he is ‘learning Spanish’
Kinsky's former team-mate has lifted the lid on the Spurs new boy
TOTTENHAM new boy Antonin Kinsky has been tipped to join Real Madrid.
Kinsky, 21, has enjoyed a whirlwind start to his Spurs career since signing from Slavia Prague nine days ago.
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With Guglielmo Vicario still out with a fractured foot, Kinsky went straight into the starting XI for Tottenham's 1-0 League Cup semi-final first leg with over Liverpool.
The Czech ace then experienced the other side of English football, playing the full game as Spurs beat Tamworth 3-0 after extra time in the FA Cup.
Prior to breaking into Slavia's first team, Kinsky spent seasons on loan at Czech sides Vyskov and Pardubice.
While with the latter he displaced stopper Viktor Budinsky, who remains with the club.
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Kinsky's emergence at Spurs has caused great excitement among Czech football fans.
And speaking to Czech paper , Budinsky did little to dampen the hype.
"Great boy. Already at the first training session it was clear that he was different," he said of Kinsky.
"Strong in the head, healthy confident and purposeful. He can be even higher in three years."
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Quizzed over where he sees Kinsky going next, he added: "At Real Madrid. Plus, he is learning Spanish, he’ll be ready, he won’t get lost there.
"When Tonda [Kinsky] came to us in Pardubice from Vyskov, who were playing in the second league, many would not have said that he would be in the Premier League within two years.
Tottenham announce the signing of goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky from Slavia Prague
"And yet. I think Tottenham is an intermediate step for him, that an even bigger club is waiting for him."
Kinsky is contracted to Spurs until 2031.
Upon joining the club, he said: "I’m really happy to be here and to sign the contract.
"It’s a pleasure for me because Tottenham is a big name in Europe, in the world, especially in the Czech Republic so, as I say, for me it's a big honour and I’m really happy.
'THE RIGHT CHOICE'
"I spoke with the coaches, I spoke with the sporting director, almost with everyone, and I really got the feeling that this is going to be the right choice.
"I’m looking forward to everything. For me, it is a new experience. I’m really happy to make that first step outside of the country (Czechia).
"I’m really happy, I’m really excited and I’m looking forward to the training sessions, to the games because, of course, it is the aim of every player to be on the pitch.
"And that is what I am going to do; I’m going try to push in the training session to get the minutes."
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Vicario is expected to remain sidelined for at least another month.
It is then not a given that he will return straight to the starting XI, with Kinsky signed to challenge for the No1 spot.
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