Manchester United will hand a brand new contract to David de Gea, however his competitors to be the beginning goalkeeper subsequent season may come from throughout the membership.
United have De Gea as primary with veteran Tom Heaton in reserve alongside Jack Butland, who arrived on loan from Crystal Palace in January after Martin Dubravka returned to Newcastle.
United are out there for different goalkeepers and have been assessing their choices, together with the likes of Swiss veteran Yann Sommer, who is predicted to depart Bayern Munich this summer season, and Anderlecht’s younger Dutch keeper Bart Verbruggen.
They have additionally checked out Porto’s Diogo Costa and Brentford’s David Raya, however with De Gea’s extension within the offing it stays to be seen if they are going to spend huge on a brand new goalkeeper.
That’s the place Matej Kovar comes into the equation.
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Sources have advised 90min the 22-year-old is into consideration for a spot within the first-team subsequent season after rising as among the best younger keepers in Europe.
Kovar has been with United since 2018 after becoming a member of from FC Slovacko. He has by no means performed for United’s first group however was concerned within the Champions League squad underneath Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. He has tasted first-team soccer throughout loan stints at Swindon, Burton and now Sparta Prague.
Kovar has loved a superb marketing campaign in his homeland with Sparta, who’re high of the Czech First League desk and hoping to declare a primary title in 9 years. 90min understands United have been holding shut tabs on Kovar, notably in current months, and the reviews on his progress have been glowing.
It is now believed United’s goalkeeping employees suppose Kovar can push to turn out to be De Gea’s understudy at Old Trafford.
Of the present reserves, Butland is ready to depart and has held talks with Scottish giants Rangers, whereas Heaton – whose contract expires this summer season – may stay for one more season.
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