Rami Shaaban's hopes of joining Tottenham Hotspurs seem to be over, as they completed the signing today of goalkeeper Radek Cerny from Slavia Prague.

The Czech international joins the club on an 18-month contract. Spurs Sporting Director Frank Arnesen had made it clear that the team needed another goalkeeper after the loss of second keeper and American international Kasey Keller. Rami Shaaban had been called for a trial at the club, but it seems that the management preferred Cerny.

Arnesen told the club's official web site, "We were looking for a very good keeper, who has the ambition to play, but also knows Paul Robinson is in front of him. Cerny, who we know because of the relationship with Slavia Prague, is an international player for the Czech Republic behind Petr Cech."