The agreement was announced in the papers several days ago, but now it’s official. Antonin Kinsky has signed a new contract at Tottenham Hotspur, extending his stay, giving him a likely substantial pay bump, and putting him in position to become Tottenham’s new #1 keeper for the 2026-27 season. And most importantly, he’s trimmed that awful goatee! Looks much better now, Toni.
As reported in the Athletic a few days ago, Kinsky’s new deal is a five year contract with a clause for an additional one year extension. His previous contract also had five years to go, so this was likely more about an (undisclosed) wage increase and giving him confidence as Spurs’ new starting keeper. Guglielmo Vicario currently has the #1 kit but is strongly linked with a summer departure from Spurs, with a number of Serie A clubs interested in the Italian keeper.
In quotes on Tottenham Hotspur’s website, Kinsky expressed his happiness with his new deal.
“I’m so happy and I can feel the trust from the Club. When I joined 18 months ago, my expectations were to fight for my place in the team and to wear this shirt every week.
“It’s been a real journey to get here and a nice story already, and I’m looking forward to what lies ahead over the next months and years.
“Everyone around the Club feels that we can have a successful season and I want to contribute to that. We want to give the fans what they want and what this Club deserves.”
Kinsky’s journey has been one of the heartwarming redemption stories in football recently. He had a calamitous outing between the sticks at Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, slipping on the overwatered Wanda patch and letting in three early goals. He was visibly shaken and was hooked by then-interim Spurs manager Igor Tudor, who notably did not appear to comfort him as he left the pitch.
But he was brought back into the fold after Vicario had surgery to correct a small medical issue, and he grabbed the bull by both horns, putting in some fantastic performances and essentially winning the starting role going forward. Kinsky is a young keeper but talented, and he’ll have the opportunity to establish himself as an outstanding Premier League shot stopper. Good with the ball at his feet and an excellent distributor of the ball, he’ll face a lot of challenges next season, but should he falter he’ll have experienced Slovak keeper Martin Dubravka as a mentor and backup.
This is a bit of a gamble for Spurs, but with the focus seemingly on improving other areas of the pitch, promoting a young keeper and giving him trust is a pretty straightforward decision. Congratulations to Kinsky!
