Tottenham Hotspur still have plenty of work to do in the transfer window with both incomings and outgoings.
Thomas Frank’s squad have travelled away from pre-season with Mohammed Kudus and Kota Takai the only new additions to the squad.
Meanwhile, Spurs are yet to offload any of their players on permanent deals, with the squad still looking rather bloated.
Several youngsters have remained in London to seek loan moves away, but there is one player in talks to leave on loan, which could raise a few eyebrows.
Tottenham in talks to send Antonin Kinsky on loan to Lille
Tottenham Hotspur are in talks with Lille over a potential loan deal for goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky, according to L’Equipe.
The French club have set their sights on the young Czech Republic goalkeeper as their priority in their hunt for a new shotstopper.
Paris Saint-Germain are in talks to sign Lucas Chevalier in a deal worth around £35 million, but first, the French club want a replacement sorted.
The report from France claims that talks have started over a deal to sign Kinsky, who Tottenham signed for £12.5m. This could also explain why he missed Spurs’ double header of friendlies on Saturday.
Brandon Austin started against Wycombe Wanderers, meanwhile, Guglielmo Vicario started in net against Luton Town, with Kinsky on the bench.
Kinsky’s ability with the ball has impressed during training, but question marks remain over his ability as a shotstopper, and perhaps a loan could benefit him.
But given the way Frank wants his team to build from the back and bait teams into pressing them, Kinsky’s ability with his feet could make him a useful asset.
Tottenham recently appointed Fabian Otte as their new goalkeeping coach, after he left Premier League champions Liverpool at the end of last season.
Mikey Moore, Alfie Devine and Dane Scarlett could also be heading out on loan, with the trio all missing the trip to Asia to explore potential moves away from Spurs.
Brandon Austin as Guglielmo Vicario backup might not be sensible
Keeping Brandon Austin as the Guglielmo Vicario backup might not be sensible given the former’s display against Wycombe.
The Spurs academy graduate conceded twice against the League One outfit, with the first goal going right through him in a calamitous moment for the 26-year-old.
Despite praise from Dejan Kulusevski, Austin being Spurs’ number two goalkeeper for the 2025/26 season could prove to be a disaster waiting to happen.
Loaning out Kinsky to get regular minutes in Ligue 1 could be great for his development, but it leaves Frank short in the goalkeeping department.