Gillingham’s Czech keeper Tomas Holy is at Portman Road today to undergo a medical and to finalise the details on what would be a Bosman free transfer to the Blues.

News of Town’s interest in the 27-year-old first broke last Saturday with Holy having been offered terms by the Blues. The deal is not yet done but we understand is close to completion.

Rychnov nad Kněžnou-born Holy, believed to be the world’s third-tallest keeper, came through the ranks at Sparta Prague but featured only for their B team - having spent time on loan at Graffin Vlasim, Viktoria Zizkov and Fastav Zlin - before joining the Gills in the summer of 2017.

Holy, who has won caps with the Czech Republic at U16, U17 and U18s levels and who was linked with Arsenal last summer, was an ever-present for the League One Gills during 2018/19 and in total made 107 appearances for the Kent club.

Town have spoken to a number of out-of-contract keepers since the end of the season - Exeter’s Christy Pym and QPR’s Matt Ingram among them - with Championship clubs having already shown interest in Bartosz Bialkowski and with Dean Gerken having been released at the end of the season.

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jdtractor96 added 13:25 - May 24 Looks pretty steady to me. Saved a lot of one v ones judging by the video. Let's hope all the teams defend as badly as Gillingham!
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OwainG1992 added 13:41 - May 24 Love that we are doing business early. How great would it be if come pre season in July we can get a few fresh faces in already.
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Northstandveteran added 13:46 - May 24 @alfromcol. That pop up kept appearing for weeks. The twtd boys sent me this link to clear cookies https://www.twtd.co.uk/page/clearcookies It did the job.
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ThailandBlue added 13:48 - May 24 umm Letting in 72 goals last season..Is this the best we can do;;
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blues1 added 14:14 - May 24 Thailand blue. I doubt he made as many errors last season as bart did. Amazes me how some think a keeper is gonna save goals everytime his defence cocks up.
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JewellintheTown added 14:20 - May 24 Youtube show-reel looks very exciting, but when you independently go looking for other videos of the goals he let in last season to impartially balance it out, I'm not as convinced as some on here. Seems getting down really is an issue at times, but would welcome him if signed up. Not sure I'd be happy if he was our number 1 though.
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dukey44 added 14:22 - May 24 Wow we acting EARLY for once... Let's see who's next then....
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sushiboy added 14:28 - May 24 Thanks for that @Northstandveteran - it was doing my head in!
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Suffolkboy added 15:29 - May 24 First hand info , from an educated watcher and critic ,says we will get to love this man ; has loads of potential and is'a lovely character ‘ !! We shall see ,BUT I trust my informant ! COYB
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alfromcol added 15:32 - May 24 V many thanks Northstandveteran all gone now. Best wishes for a great ITFC season
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HARRY10 added 15:33 - May 24 So that's Bart off, I wonder if we will get any money for him ?
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leftie1972 added 15:55 - May 24 He punched the ball up to the half way line, who needs to catch it? seriously though, he does look very agile for a tall man. He looks (from the video) that he commands his box very well and makes quick decisions in relation to coming off his line and collecting the ball.
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Kirbmeister added 16:03 - May 24 I'm sure he'll be just fine. It's not like we will be attracting the top keepers. Beggars can't be choosers.
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NormEmerges added 16:03 - May 24 From the video, seems a good shot stopper. Anyone know how he is at distribution, or with the ball at his feet after a back pass?
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TimmyH added 16:10 - May 24 Lets hope he brings some divine intervention with him so we keep many clean sheets next season...welcome Mr Holy.
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pragmatic added 17:19 - May 25 Suffolk boy sorry meant to mark up. I'm sure jimmy walker will work on any weakness he may have. Coyb
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