{"id":21369,"date":"2026-07-25T18:47:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T18:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=21369"},"modified":"2026-07-25T18:47:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T18:47:42","slug":"radek-vitek-ambitious-english-side-plotting-to-sign-in-form-goalie-man-united-news-and-transfer-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=21369","title":{"rendered":"Radek Vitek: Ambitious English side plotting to sign in-form goalie &#8211; Man United News And Transfer News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"penci-post-entry-inner\">\n<p>\t\t\t<i class=\"penci-post-countview-number-check\" style=\"display:none\">1<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!--Article Start--><br \/>Manchester United have spent close to \u00a385 million to sign three players so far this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Karl Darlow\u2019s arrival has resolved the goalkeeping conundrum following Andre Onana\u2019s exit and Altay Bayindir\u2019s plans to return to Turkiye.<\/p>\n<p>Andrey Santos has already impressed since his arrival from Chelsea, while Youri Tielemans will add creativity and experience to the middle of the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Carrick is not satisfied, and he wants more incomings, with one more midfielder and a backup striker expected to be signed.<\/p>\n<h5>Player sales are needed at United<\/h5>\n<p>However, that can only happen once INEOS start the player sales process. Once again, the club seems to be struggling when it comes to permanently offloading players.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-1587-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-1587\">Radek Vitek Stats: 2025\/26 Season<\/h2>\n<table id=\"tablepress-1587\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1587\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-1587-name\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n<th class=\"column-1\">Competition<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-2\">Appearances<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-3\">Goals Conceded<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-4\">Clean Sheets<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-5\">Yellow Cards<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-6\">Second Yellow Cards<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-7\">Red Cards<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-8\">Minutes Played<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">Championship<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">41<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">54<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-5\">2<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-6\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-7\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-8\">3,690&#8242;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">FA Cup<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-5\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-6\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-7\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-8\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">EFL Cup<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-5\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-6\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-7\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-8\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n<th class=\"column-1\">Total<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-2\">41<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-3\">54<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-4\">12<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-5\">2<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-6\">&#8211;<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-7\">&#8211;<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-8\">3,690&#8242;<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- #tablepress-1587 from cache --><\/p>\n<p><em>25\/26 season stats while out on loan at Bristol City<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So far, only Rasmus Hojlund has left, with Manuel Ugarte unlikely to depart after suffering an injury while Carrick appears keen to reintegrate Marcus Rashford.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, a few surprise exits are on the cards and that includes academy graduates, with Radek Vitek being one of them.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old has impressed in both pre-season games so far, but he is eager to play regularly following two excellent loan spells.<\/p>\n<h5>Radek Vitek wants to leave for regular minutes<\/h5>\n<p>There were murmurs that the Red Devils would look to keep him as a backup to Senne Lammens, but Darlow\u2019s arrival has ended those hopes.<\/p>\n<p>Loaning him out again would make very little sense as the Czechia Under-21 international\u2019s market value is currently at its highest.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Middlesbrough are eyeing a move for Manchester United goalkeeper Radek Vitek after he impressed on loan at Bristol City last season. #Boro #MUFC <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BQ3rkQaV2K\">pic.twitter.com\/BQ3rkQaV2K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pete O&#8217;Rourke (@SportsPeteO) July 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As relayed by <em>The Peoples Person<\/em>United would look to earn as much as \u00a315 million from the goalkeeper\u2019s sale.<\/p>\n<p>There is interest from a handful of Premier League teams as well as from Celtic, but Radek Vitek wants to join a club where he will be guaranteed to start between the sticks.<\/p>\n<h5>Middlesbrough eyeing Radek Vitek<\/h5>\n<p>A return to the Championship could afford him that opportunity, with journalist Pete O\u2019Rourke reporting that Middlesbrough are eyeing a move for the Carrington graduate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMiddlesbrough are eyeing a move for Manchester United goalkeeper Radek Vitek after he impressed on loan at Bristol City last season,\u201d he wrote on <em>X<\/em> (formerly <em>Twitter<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Boro are keen to bounce back from their Championship play-off disappointment and are looking to win promotion to the English top flight.<\/p>\n<p>Signing United\u2019s best young keeper would be a sign of intent. They also have money to spare following their sale of Hayden Hackney and the funds earned from Morgan Rogers\u2019 move to Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p><em>Feature image Ed Sykes via Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>The Peoples Person has been one of the world\u2019s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. 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