Tottenham Hotspur have opened discussions with Antonin Kinsky over a new improved contract.
The Czech goalkeeper was one of the integral players in Tottenham’s Premier League survival push last season, starting all seven games under Roberto De Zerbi and helping to keep Spurs in the top flight.
Now the club are hoping to tie him down to a new contract on better terms, one that would recognise his importance to the club and his new status as Spurs’ number one goalkeeper. Tottenham have just signed Martin Dubravka as a new experienced understudy, with the future of long-standing number one Guglielmo Vicario in doubt.
Kinsky joined Spurs in January 2025 from Slavia Prague on a long-term deal that still has five years left to run. Kinsky was initially the back-up to Vicario, playing sporadically in the 2024-25 season when the Italian was injured.
Should Spurs sell Lucas Bergvall?
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor
Last season Kinsky only started twice for former head coach Thomas Frank in the League Cup, and was thrown into the first team by the Dane’s successor Igor Tudor when Spurs went to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last 16 first leg. But he repeatedly lost his footing and was taken off for Vicario after 17 minutes with Spurs already 3-0 down.
But when De Zerbi took over, and Vicario required hernia surgery, Kinsky became first choice for the run-in and produced a series of impressive performances to help Spurs leapfrog West Ham United to stay in the Premier League. If Kinsky’s future at the club is secured with a new deal, it points to a summer departure for Vicario.
An incredible redemption story for Kinsky
Analysis by Tottenham correspondent Jay Harris
What a remarkable turnaround. Everybody winced when Igor Tudor dragged Kinsky off the pitch after 17 minutes of Tottenham’s embarrassing defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. Kinsky slipped on multiple occasions and was at fault for Atletico racing into a 3-0 lead. At the time, it felt like his career with Spurs was over.
Within three months, the former Czech Republic Under-21 international has changed the narrative. The 23-year-old was given an opportunity to redeem himself sooner than expected after Guglielmo Vicario’s hernia surgery. Kinsky started five games in a row under Roberto De Zerbi and then held into his place even when Vicario recovered in time for Spurs’ final two league fixtures.
Kinsky’s quality on the ball has never been in doubt but he stood out with some superb saves against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leeds United. Kinsky’s right-handed stop to deny Sean Longstaff from scoring what would have been a stoppage-time winner for Leeds was crucial to Spurs eventually avoiding relegation by two points.
Kinsky told a group of reporters, including The Athletic, after the final day victory over Everton that the hardest part of the season was spending “six months on the bench”. A new contract is a deserved reward and suggests he might have permanently replaced Vicario as the No 1. The Italian has two years left on his contract and The Athletic has previously reported there is uncertainty over his long-term future. The best option for Spurs might be to sell the Italy international and put all their faith in Kinsky.
