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Man United Sign Margetson, Plan £10m Vitek Sale

7/28/2026

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United Sign Margetson

Manchester United signed Welsh goalkeeper Kit Margetson after agreeing a compensation package with Swansea City, after his contract expired at the end of the 2025-26 season.
He had not made a senior appearance for Swansea, kept ten clean sheets on loan at Connah’s Quay Nomads last season.
Margetson is the son of former goalkeeper Martyn Margetson, who left his Wales coaching role after the 2025-26 campaign, with the transfer awaiting registration.

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United Sell

Manchester United will sell Altay Bayindir and Czech international Radek Vitek this summer.
United have valued 22-year-old Vitek at £10 million and will add sell-on clauses, buy-back option, to a deal.
Kit Margetson will start with the U21s while the academy signed 16-year-old Charlie Hardy to develop keepers.
The schedule includes a friendly against Atletico Madrid on August 1 and games with Paris Saint-Germain, Leeds United and AC Milan before opener on August 22.

History

Historical Context

After lifting the European ban in 1990, Manchester United won the 1991 Cup Winners’ Cup and, in August 1991, bought Danish keeper Peter Schmeichel for £625 k, beginning a tradition of inexpensive, high-performing goalkeepers. The club’s academy later produced Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes, and the 2025-26 signing of Kit Margetson from Swansea echoes that long-standing strategy.

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United Sign Margetson

Manchester United signed Welsh goalkeeper Kit Margetson after agreeing a compensation package with Swansea City, after his contract expired at the end of the 2025-26 season.
He had not made a senior appearance for Swansea, kept ten clean sheets on loan at Connah’s Quay Nomads last season.
Margetson is the son of former goalkeeper Martyn Margetson, who left his Wales coaching role after the 2025-26 campaign, with the transfer awaiting registration.

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