UPDATE: It’s now a done deal! Keeley signs a new contract until 2027, and heads to Orient on loan.
Josh Keeley has signed a new contract with the Club until 2027 and joined League One side Leyton Orient on loan for the remainder of the 2024/25 season.
Good luck, Josh!
— Tottenham Hotspur Academy (@Spurs_Academy) August 30, 2024
Tottenham Hotspur might have a relatively quiet transfer deadline day, but there’s still time and room for a few outgoing moves and maybe a couple of surprises. But in the meantime, there are some youngsters heading out for youth experience, and goalkeeper Josh Keeley is one of them. According to Alasdair Gold, the 21-year-old Irish keeper is heading to Leyton Orient on loan, and has also signed a new contract.
Understand Republic of Ireland U21 goalkeeper Josh Keeley has penned a new contract with Spurs and will be heading to Leyton Orient on loan.
— Alasdair Gold (@AlasdairGold) August 30, 2024
I’m sure we’ll get a confirmation from the club shortly about this, but in the meantime this is a good loan for Josh. He spent the back half of last year at Barnet last season which as I understand it was a good learning experience for him, and he was a regular starter. He’s now set to join fellow U21 player Jamie Donley just down the road at Leyton Orient.
I have no takes on goalkeeper youth development (e.g. Brandon Austin/Alfie Whiteman) but this feels like a good situation for Josh, with Luca Gunter likely to slot into the U21 side as the starting keeper option.
We’ll post the confirmation when it comes.
