Kinsky Eyes Exit After Tudor's Atletico Nightmare: Loan Move Looms for Spurs Goalkeeper

Tottenham's young goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky appears ready to engineer an exit from the club after his catastrophic outing in Tuesday's Champions League round of 16 first leg against Atletico Madrid, according to reports.

The 22-year-old, who arrived from Slavia Prague during last winter's transfer window for approximately £12.5m, has spent much of his time at Spurs warming the bench behind Guglielmo Vicario. His opportunity finally arrived in the continental competition, but what unfolded proved a nightmare scenario for the inexperienced shot-stopper.

Handed the nod by manager Igor Tudor as Vicario's form wavered this season, Kinsky lasted just 17 minutes before being hauled off. Atletico Madrid had ruthlessly exploited his vulnerabilities, racing into a 3-0 advantage within 15 minutes with the goalkeeper culpable for at least two of those strikes. The Spanish side ultimately ran out 5-2 winners in the first leg.

Tudor subsequently acknowledged his misjudgement in the post-match interview, saying: "After seeing what happened, for sure it was the wrong decision. But it was, for me, the right decision to do, thinking before, because the team changed competition and it was, in the moment, right to do. Unfortunately, what happened happened. I've never changed my goalkeeper after 14 minutes. It's not easy, it happened."

The manager's public admission of error, however, appears insufficient to repair the damage. According to The Telegraph, Kinsky is now determined to "rebuild his career with another club" following what the report describes as his humiliation on the night. Most tellingly, Tudor failed to offer the goalkeeper any gesture of support as he left the pitch, with a former Tottenham employee characterising the manager's reaction as "disgraceful".

The Czech stopper is expected to push for a loan departure when the transfer window reopens at season's end. The Telegraph notes that Kinsky had previously sought temporary moves away in both of the last two windows—last summer and January—only to be blocked on each occasion. This time, sources suggest Spurs are unlikely to resist his wishes.

"Telegraph Sport understands that Kinsky had hoped to leave Spurs on loan in each of the last two transfer windows in search of regular first-team football," the report states. "The Czech was blocked on both occasions, last summer and in January, but the expectation is Kinsky will seek a loan move again at the end of the season with Spurs unlikely to stand in his way."

Tudor's handling of the goalkeeper, combined with Tottenham's alarming form, has intensified speculation surrounding his own future at the club. Former Spurs defender Jamie O'Hara has already begun nominating potential successors, suggesting two candidates who could stabilise matters.

"Two names for me – Harry Redknapp, he's been out of the game but he knows the club, he knows what it is to win and he's a great man manager who will give the boys confidence," O'Hara told Sky Sports. "Or there is Sean Dyche. I thought he was doing alright at Forest, but they've sacked him. He's been involved in the Premier League this season, he knows the tactics of every team, he's a man manager, I think he'll get a tune out of the lads and I think he'll make them feel good."