Dúbravka has one less competitor: Manchester United’s goalkeeper leaves for Sparta – Športky.sk

Matěj Kovář Source: Profimedia PRAGUE – Sparta’s football players were strengthened by the Czech national team goalkeeper Matěj Kovář. The 22-year-old goalkeeper joined the Prague team on loan without an option from Manchester United. The Letenský first league club informed about it on its website, the agreement was also confirmed by the Sport Invest agency, which represents the player. Kovář, who is number one in the national team, should increase the competition in Sparta. In the new season, Slovak Dominik Holec is number one, Milan Heča is number two and Vojtech Vorel is number three. ✍️ REINFORCEMENT | Goalkeeper Matěj Kovář comes to Sparta from Manchester United. The Czech under-21 representative will be a guest at Letná. 🙌 Welcome to Sparta, Matej! #acsparta➡️ https://t.co/giHlYagpTh pic.twitter.com/hWbYfJDC8G — AC Sparta Praha (@ACSparta_CZ) September 9, 2022 Kovář returns to the Czech Republic after four and a half years. In January 2018, as a then seventeen-year-old, he headed from Slovácko to Manchester, where he subsequently went through the youth academy. He regularly trained with the A-team of the “Red Devils”, but he has not yet made a competitive start for United’s first team, although he made it to the bench in several matches. In the 2020/21 season, he was a guest in Swindon, in the spring of last year he worked in another third division English club, Burton. In the summer, the media speculated that he would go on another loan, this time to Cheltenham, but in the end, just before the end of the domestic transfer period, he landed at Letná. “It was the best offer I got. Sparta is the biggest club in the Czech Republic and I see it as a shift in my career. So when I first heard about this possibility, I didn’t hesitate at all and my only goal was to get to Letná,” said Kovář . A huge challenge “Matěj is one of the most gifted Czech goalkeepers, and by the way, he proves it with great performances in the position of the current Czech twenty-one team. The possibility of an engagement in Sparta is a huge challenge for him. He is attracted to work under the current high-quality coaching team, and he is both game-wise and mentally prepared for a high competitive environment,” said Viktor Kolář, head of the football section of Sport Invest. 🗣️ BLACKSMITH | “Sparta is the biggest club in the Czech Republic and I see it as a shift in my career. When I first heard about this possibility, I didn’t hesitate at all and my only goal was to get to Letná.”📰 Read the interview with Matěj Kovář. #acsparta➡️ https://t.co/SrWrV5RvvZ pic.twitter.com/ssRpvqKplc — AC Sparta Praha (@ACSparta_CZ) September 9, 2022 Sparta failed to enter the season under the new Danish coach Brian Prisk. The Praguers were eliminated from the European Conference League in the 2nd preliminary round after being eliminated by Viking Stavanger, they lost points four times in the first seven rounds at home and are only in fourth place in the table. “Of course, I would like to get into the starting eleven and prove that I deserve this chance. I would also like to help Sparta get to where it belongs as quickly as possible – that is, to the first place. I hope that during my time at the club will succeed,” said Kovář. Author: © Zoznam PHOTO: Twitter/AC Sparta Praha Source: ČTK