New Tottenham signing reveals why he made the move and what he's looking forward to the most

Tottenham's goalkeeping department has a new look about it going into the 2022/23 season following a number of changes at the club this summer. Seeing Fraser Forster replace Pierluigi Gollini in the first-team squad after the latter's loan spell from Atalanta was not made permanent, Spurs have also made alterations in their academy.

One month ago Tottenham confirmed the departures of 12 of their youngsters following the conclusion of their contracts at the end of June, with development squad goalkeepers Kacper Kurylowicz, Thimothee Lo-Tutala, Josh Oluwayemi and Isak Solberg all heading for the exit door. Leaving them extremely limited options between the sticks, Tottenham confirmed on Friday morning the addition of Josh Keeley to the development squad from Irish side St Patrick's Athletic for an undisclosed fee.

Winning league titles at U15, U17 and U19 level, Keeley also made two senior appearances for the club. Speaking to St Patrick's about his move to the capital, the 19-year-old has outlined why he's moved to Tottenham and when exactly the deal came about.

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"I'm absolutely over the moon to be signing for such a big team like Tottenham. It's a great achievement for me and my family," said the youngster in an interview with St Patrick's Athletic. "Obviously it's everyone's dream to get over to England and to do it with such a big team like Tottenham it feels even better.

"It has been coming about for the last couple of weeks now. When I was back over on trial in February it was just kind of get over there, it was a new environment with great facilities and everything. It didn't even feel real at the start and it still