Tottenham have agreed to sign goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky from Slavia Prague in a deal worth £12.5million.
Manager Ange Postecoglou is currently dealing with a squad crisis which has seriously impacted his options in goal.
First-choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario remains out with a long-term ankle injury, while back-up Fraser Forster has been struck down with illness ahead of the Premier League visit of Newcastle on Saturday.
It means Spurs will hand 25-year-old Brandon Austin his senior debut for the lunchtime clash – live on talkSPORT – nine years after the goalkeeper arrived at the club in 2015.
Tottenham have acted quickly to address the issue by landing Czech Republic youth international Kinsky in the January market.
The 21-year-old is flying to England for a medical on Saturday evening.
Kinsky has impressed in the Czech top-flight this season – keeping 12 clean sheets in 19 games and helping Slavia Prague top the league.
Speaking about the need for reinforcements in January, Postecoglou said on Friday: “It’s not a matter of pushing but I think the club are working hard to try and sort of get some help for the playing group and it’s no secret, we need to bolster our numbers up a little bit. January is not an easy month.
“We understand it’s not an easy time to bring people in particularly quickly. At the same time we still want to make sure we do what we think is the best thing for us rather than sort of just, you know, panic and bring people in who aren’t going to be a suitable fit.
“They are not having New Year parties, they are out there working trying to improve our situation and they’ll continue to do so.”
In total, Tottenham are currently without eight first-team players due to injury, suspension and a sickness bug in the camp.
Beyond their goalkeepers, Spurs have been significantly affected in defence, with first-choice stars Destiny Udogie, Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero all sidelined.
Postecoglou’s men have struggled throughout the squad crisis, winning just twice in their last nine league matches and plummeting to 11th in the Premier League table.
talkSPORT understands Tottenham are also considering a January swoop for AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori.
Newcastle, West Ham and Brentford are also keen on the former Chelsea centre-back amid his recent struggles in Italy.
More to follow.