Manchester United agree ninth loan exit this month

Manchester United have agreed to send young goalkeeper Radek Vitek to League Two club Accrington Stanley.

Nothing has been signed off yet, but the Manchester Evening News believes both clubs are hopeful that a deal can be concluded before the weekend so that he can feature for Stanley against Forest Green Rovers.

Vitek, 20, will be the ninth player to leave United on loan in January as the club puts a focus on loaning out their most promising academy products to gain valuable first team experience.

radek The other players include Maxi Oyedele, Dan Gore, Alvaro Fernandez, Hannibal Mejbri, Joe Hugill, Rhys Bennett, Jadon Sancho and Donny van de Beek.

For many of these players, it is the next step of their career to show they are ready to compete at senior level.

Vitek has only made two appearances as the backup option for the U21s this season and he is way behind in the first team pecking order.

Hopefully the Czech youngster can impress at Stanley between now and the end of the season. He could make his Accrington debut against fellow United youngster Oyedele, who was one of the many youth players to leave on loan this month.

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