Goalkeeper set for Boro move
Manchester United have confirmed that Radek Vitek has left the club on a permanent basis to join Championship side Middlesbrough.
He has joined on an undisclosed fee. It is believed to be around £8M and ad on’s that could rise to £14M. A sell-back clause has also been included into the transfer along with a sell on clause of 35%.
Middlesbrough will be hoping to go one better this season. They lost out to Hull City in the play-off final late on. This was after a campaign where they had been in the top two for a large part of it.
The 22-year-old Czech born keeper first joined us in 2020 having initially started with Sigma Olomouc in his homeland. He featured with both the under-18’s with whom he tasted success in the FA Youth Cup in 2022. Further development occurred with his time in the under-23’s and featuring on the bench in a number of first team squads.
He joined Accrington Stanley on loan in 2024 and helped them avoid relegation from League Two. The following season was spent on loan to Austrian top-flight side Blau Weiss Linz. The promoted side finished in a respectable sixth place and he was named in a number of team of the weeks. Last season he played in the Championship with Bristol City. It was an inconsistent season for them, but he was named as supporters player of the year.
He had featured in two of the recent pre-season matches against Wrexham and Rosenborg. He spoke to the club website on the news: “The project here is very impressive, because you can clearly see the ambition and where the club wants to go.”
“The mission is clear: to go to the Premier League. I think everyone at the club has that mindset, and I want the same thing.”
The length of the contract has not been publicised. He will be available for their league opener against Wrexham.
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