West Ham United are confident of signing goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky in a straight loan deal from Tottenham Hotspur this month.
Spurs are aware of West Ham’s interest in the 22-year-old Czech but there are still a number of outstanding steps before a deal is reached between the clubs.
The situation is expected to progress after Tottenham’s final Champions League initial phase game against Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany on Wednesday night.
West Ham expect Mads Hermansen, who is currently understudy to No 1 goalkeeper Alphonse Areola, to leave before the February 2 transfer deadline, despite the Dane only joining from Leicester City in the summer.
Hermansen started the season as first choice under former head coach Graham Potter but was dropped after conceding 14 goals in four league games, culminating in a 3-0 home defeat to Spurs.
Kinsky joined Tottenham last January for €16million (£13.3m; $16.5m) from Slavia Prague and has featured 12 times for the north London club, keeping four clean sheets.
He has mainly served as a backup to Guglielmo Vicario, but made a run of eight consecutive starts in the 2024-25 season while the Italian was out with injury.
Kinsky has only made two starts this season, both coming in the Carabao Cup in a 3-0 win against Doncaster Rovers and a 2-0 defeat against Newcastle United.