West Ham are closing in on a move for goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky from fierce rivals Tottenham, according to reports.
Boss Nuno Espirito Santo wants a new keeper to provide competition for current No1 Alphonse Areola.
The Hammers spent £20million on former Leicester stopper Mads Hermansen in the summer, but his signing has proved a disaster.
He’s featured just once under Nuno, and now the club are prepared to cut their losses if they can find a club to take him off their hands.
Aston Villa could be an option as they begin to prepare for life without Emiliano Martinez.
West Ham Eye New Number One
Nuno is looking to the future as 22-year-old Kinsky edges closer to swapping North London for their Premier League rivals.
Kinsky has only featured twice for Spurs in the EFL Cup this season and is the second choice behind Guglielmo Vicario.
He moved to Tottenham from Czech Republic side Slavia Prague one year ago on a six-and-a-half year deal for an estimated £12.5million.
Kinsky then made six appearances under Ange Postecoglou in the Premier League but was on the losing side in five of them.
His move is likely to be on loan until the end of the season, but with a view to a permanent deal in the region of £11m.
Kinsky’s arrival will also end the chase for Toulouse goalkeeper Guillaume Restes, who West Ham had identified as a potential target during this window.
Before moving to England, he was highly regarded as one of the best young goalkeeping talents in the Czech Republic, winning the country’s Talent of the Year award in 2024.
West Ham Want Defensive Reinforcements
Nuno is hoping to bolster his defence with the club locked in talks with Chelsea to sign outcast Axel Disasi.
West Ham have the worst defensive record in the league, conceding 45 goals this season, which is two more than rock-bottom Wolves.
Disasi was part of Enzo Maresca’s bomb squad at the Blues and was training away from the first team for the majority of the campaign.
That has changed under new manager Liam Rosenior, who has reintegrated him into the squad, but he’s unlikely to earn minutes.
A French international, Chelsea spent £38.5million to sign Disasi in 2023 and is now hoping to resurrect his career.
Signing a central defender remains one of Nuno’s top priorities, but the structure of the deal could prove tricky.
West Ham want to bring him on loan until the end of the season, while Chelsea would prefer if there was an obligation to make it a permanent deal at the end of the season.
