Tottenham are in ongoing talks about extending the contract of goalkeeper Josh Keeley ahead of a potential new loan move, football.london understands.
The 22-year-old Spurs stopper had a huge season of development at Leyton Orient with 16 clean sheets, scoring a dramatic headed goal in the FA Cup tie against Oldham, receiving praise from Pep Guardiola before earning a senior call-up to the Republic of Ireland squad.
Orient reached the League One Play-Off Final but fell just short against Charlton at Wembley. Soon after Keeley received his first call-up to the Republic of Ireland senior squad.
The O's FA Cup exit earlier in the season had come with a 2-1 defeat to Manchester City with a shot from the halfway line from Keeley's Spurs team-mate Jamie Donley forcing the home side's goal before the Irish goalkeeper kept an expensively-assembled City side at bay.
"We were lucky at the end because they had chances, but we created a lot, their keeper was really, really good and it was a tight game," Guardiola said of Orient and Keeley.
Orient boss Richie Wellens said after that game: "Josh was class and he’s been brilliant. I think 75% of his performances have been clean-sheets. He’s got good character for a young kid and he’ll only go on and develop potentially into a top-level Premier League goalkeeper if he keeps his feet on the ground."
Earlier in the season, Wellens had said; "His reputation is growing all the time. I'm a big believer that goalkeepers... it's not making great saves from penalties, it's about having the character about you to believe you can save it.
"Josh has got that personality and that swagger. The fact that he comes up and keeps us in the competition with that header is the extreme, but the kid has got a lot of character and will go far in the game."
Tottenham have a strong trio of first team goalkeepers in Guglielmo Vicario, Antonin Kinsky and Brandon Austin, which will make it difficult for Keeley to break through into Thomas Frank's team but he will be looking to catch the eye this summer.
That the Irishman cannot be considered homegrown despite spending the past three years at the club after arriving from St Patrick's Athletic makes it difficult to register him in European competition.
However, Keeley's rise and development has not gone unnoticed at Tottenham and football.london understands that ongoing talks over a new contract are taking place, plus plans for a loan as his next challenge.
Keeley has previously gone on loan to Barnet in the National League and then stepped up to League One with Orient last season. With a large number of clubs in the Championship and League One interested in taking him on loan as well as permanently, the young goalkeeper has a bright future ahead of him.