Radek Vitek has made his clearest public push yet for a Manchester United exit. He says he wants regular football, is open to both a loan and a permanent move, and says there are already a few interests on the table.

Vitek's public stance

"I feel great and ready to go again somewhere to be, hopefully, number one, so we will see," Vitek said. He was even more direct on the format of any move: "I am ready to go for both, to be fair. Depends what the club wants, depends on the options, we’ll see."

The strongest line in the mix was probably the simplest one. "My mind is the same, I want to play every week, that is the goal for next season."

That is the heart of it. Vitek is not asking for a specific club or trying to force a single path. He is saying he wants starts, and he is prepared to leave United in whatever way gets him there.

United's options and the likely market

The reporting around his future points to interest from Hull City and Ipswich Town, with both clubs promoted to the Premier League last season. That gives the situation some shape, but nothing close to certainty.

Vitek has not completed a transfer, and no destination has been agreed. He has only said he wants the move, that interest exists, and that the final call depends on United and the options available.

There is also the wider United context. The club finished third in the Premier League with 71 points from 38 matches, and its five-match league form was WWDWW. Those numbers do not shout crisis, which is part of why a young goalkeeper can look at the picture and decide his quickest route to games is somewhere else.

Vitek also played the second half of United's friendly defeat by Wrexham in Helsinki, another small sign that he is part of the summer conversation even if his long-term place is not settled. He has yet to make a competitive first-team appearance for United despite joining in 2020, and he has spent time on loan at Accrington Stanley, Bristol City and FC Blau-Weiß Linz.

The market may yet decide whether this becomes a loan or a permanent exit, but the player has already moved the discussion on. Vitek wants to be number one somewhere, and United now know that staying is not his preferred outcome.

Written by Jack Mercer with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 2 outlets. How we work →