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Manchester United shot-stopper Radek Vítek has made clear his desire to depart the club on a permanent basis in pursuit of a guaranteed first-team spot.
Vítek, 22, spent the previous campaign on loan in the Championship with Bristol City and returned to United this summer energized by 12 clean sheets in England's second division. Sitting on the bench for the Red Devils, who have yet to give him a senior appearance, is simply not an option he's willing to consider.
"I feel great and ready to go again somewhere to hopefully be No. 1," Vítek said after posting a clean sheet in his half of Saturday's 1–0 preseason loss to Wrexham. "I hope there will be some interest. I think you will know when the things are more concrete.
"I'm ready for both [a loan or a permanent exit] to be fair. It depends on what the club wants and also depends on the options and, yeah, we'll see.
"There's been a few interests on the table, but we're hoping to get the best one and hopefully it will happen soon. I want to play every week and that's the goal for next season. Hopefully I find out soon where that's going to be."
Man Utd Working to Finalize Goalkeeper Department
It was last summer when United's goalkeeper overhaul got underway. The club opted to part ways with André Onana, and Belgian international Senne Lammens was brought in as his replacement. Following eight clean sheets in his debut campaign, the 24-year-old continues to be Michael Carrick's first-choice between the posts.
Onana spent last season on loan at Trabzonspor and has already returned to the Turkish club for another year-long spell, and he could soon be joined through the exit door by Altay Bayındır after three seasons of limited playing time.
The intention to move on from Bayındır suggested there would be an opening for a new backup at Old Trafford this season, but United have chosen not to offer that position to Vítek, whose ambition to feature regularly indicates he wouldn't have accepted it regardless.
Karl Darlow arrived from Leeds United, with the 35-year-old experienced campaigner joining Lammens and 40-year-old Tom Heaton in Carrick's current goalkeeping setup, further underlining the limited prospects for Vítek, who only penned a new deal last summer.
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Vítek is attracting considerable attention after claiming Bristol City's Player of the Year, Players' Player of the Year, and Young Player of the Year honors last season.
He had been expected to sort out his future ahead of preseason but has since traveled with Carrick's first-team squad. Whether Vítek will feature in United's upcoming friendly against Rosenborg on July 24 remains undecided.