Tottenham working on Antonin Kinsky clearance in hope new goalkeeper can be in squad for Liverpool clash | OneFootball

Spurs signed Kinsky at the weekend but 21-year-old needs work permit to be approved before he is available for selection

Tottenham are hopeful that new signing Antonin Kinsky will receive a work permit on Tuesday, leaving him available to be in the squad for Wednesday's Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Liverpool.

Spurs announced the signing of the 21-year-old goalkeeper from Slavia Prague, in a deal worth around £12.5million, on Sunday morning but he is not officially allowed to train with his new team-mates or play until being granted the permit.

Long-term, Kinsky is expected to compete with Guglielmo Vicario to be the club's No1.

But Vicario is not set to be fit until late February after surgery on a fractured foot in November, with Kinsky one of three options available to head coach Ange Postecoglou in the meantime.

Kinksy has joined Spurs from Slavia Prague in a deal worth around £12.5m

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Brandon Austin made his long-awaited Spurs debut in Saturday's 2-1 home defeat to Newcastle, with Vicario's understudy Fraser Forster unavailable through illness, and the academy graduate is in contention to keep his place for Liverpool's visit on his 26th birthday.

Forster, 36, started 10 consecutive matches before Saturday but was "bed-ridden and still struggling" with illness over the weekend. The veteran initially depuitised well for Vicario but twice made mistakes leading to goals in the 4-3 win over Manchester United last month, and is out of contract in the summer.