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The mass exodus at Previous Trafford this month continues as Manchester United verify the departure of Radek Vitek on mortgage to Accrington Stanley.
Vitek turns into the ninth participant to depart United on a mortgage deal in January, becoming a member of the League Two aspect till the top of the season.
This checklist contains Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), Donny van de Beek (Eintracht Frankfurt), Rhys Bennett (Stockport County), Joe Hugill (Burton Albion), Alvaro Fernandez (Benfica), Dan Gore (Port Vale), Max Oyedele (Forest Inexperienced Rovers) and Hannibal Mejbri (Sevilla).
Facundo Pellistri seems prone to grow to be the tenth with a mortgage transfer to Granada reaching the ultimate levels of affirmation in line with sources at Previous Trafford.
Signed from Sigma Olomouc in 2020, the Czech Republic goalkeeper shaped a key a part of the Beneath-18s profitable FA Youth Cup win.
He performed each minute of each sport and made a number of glorious saves alongside the way in which. Alongside him on this crew had been fellow academy graduates Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho,
Vitek then impressed because the primary through the 2021/22 UEFA Youth League marketing campaign which led to heart-breaking vogue as United misplaced to Dortmund on penalties. He did handle to avoid wasting one penalty within the shoot-out, nonetheless.
This season the 20-year-old has made two appearances for the Beneath-21 aspect. He has additionally educated commonly with the senior squad, alongside Andre Onana, Altay Bayindir and Tom Heaton.
Vitek was even included by Erik ten Hag to be a part of three match-day squads this 12 months, together with the essential aways journeys to Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich earlier within the season.
Previous Trafford officers are believed to suppose common minutes at senior stage will probably be extra useful to the goalkeeper’s growth within the latter half of the season than persevering with at United on this reserve capability.
Accrington Stanley are presently twelfth in League Two. They’re solely seven factors off the promotion locations, nonetheless, which means Vitek’s newly adopted aspect have every thing to play for for the rest of the 12 months.
United and Accrington Stanley are hopeful of getting the deal formally signed off earlier than this weekend’s fixtures, to allow the League Two aspect to incorporate their new signing within the squad.
Fascinating, if this does occur, Vitek’s opponents for his debut will probably be Forest Inexperienced Rovers – the identical aspect Oyedele joined final week on mortgage. The potential reunion of the United academy gamers will happen this Saturday on the New Garden Stadium at 3 pm.
