{"id":563957,"date":"2020-08-28T13:15:40","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T17:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=563957"},"modified":"2020-08-28T18:39:01","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T22:39:01","slug":"swindon-town-sign-manchester-united-goalkeeper-matej-kovar-on-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/08\/28\/swindon-town-sign-manchester-united-goalkeeper-matej-kovar-on-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"Swindon Town Sign Manchester United Goalkeeper Matej Kovar on Loan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/search\/swindon+town\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swindon Town<\/a> have signed <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/bc67a0e1\/Matej-Kovar\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matej Kovar<\/a> on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swindontownfc.co.uk\/news\/2020\/august\/kovar-signs-for-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">season-long loan<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old goalkeeper will have the opportunity to play senior football for the 2020\/21 season.<\/p>\n<h2>Swindon Town Sign Matej Kovar on Loan<\/h2>\n<h3>The Right Club<\/h3>\n<p>It has been well-reported that the promising Manchester United goalkeeper was heading out on loan this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The club were keen to send him out on loan to a club that likes to play football, so Matej&#8217;s ball-playing qualities can be tested at the senior level.<\/p>\n<p>Swindon Town have been identified as the right club for Kovar.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;Football is always for the fans.&#8221; \ud83d\ude0d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/STFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#STFC<\/a> \ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7dc1jm49lK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/7dc1jm49lK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Swindon Town FC (@Official_STFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Official_STFC\/status\/1299383744642547712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>EFL Trophy Experience<\/h3>\n<p>The Czech Republic U20 international goalkeeper has experienced encounters against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/league-football\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Football League<\/a> clubs during his time with United.<\/p>\n<p>He played all four of Manchester United&#8217;s games in the EFL Trophy last season. United&#8217;s U21s clashed with the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/search\/Rotherham+United\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rotherham United<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/08\/24\/lincoln-city-confirm-the-arrival-of-midfielder-theo-archibald\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lincoln City<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/08\/28\/cameron-john-returns-to-doncaster-rovers-from-wolverhampton-wanderers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doncaster Rovers<\/a> in the group stage, before being eliminated by <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/search\/tranmere+rovers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tranmere Rovers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>United&#8217;s youngsters performed credibly in the competition, as did Kovar. The promising keeper conceded four goals in the four games, keeping two clean sheets. Three of the goals were shipped in their final game against Tranmere.<\/p>\n<p>He kept 11 clean sheets in 33 games for United&#8217;s U23 side.<\/p>\n<p>Kovar is the third Manchester United player to leave on loan this summer. <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/2696b6a9\/Tahith-Chong\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tahith Chong<\/a>, who scored two in that defeat to Tranmere, has <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/08\/16\/chong-joins-werder-bremen-on-loan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">joined Werder Bremen<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/2b87b576\/Aliou-Badara-Traore\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aliou Traor<\/a>e has moved back to France <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/08\/18\/aliou-traore-joins-caen-on-loan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">with SM Caen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kovar is yet to make his debut for Manchester United. He will hope to follow a similar path to <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/e5a76dfe\/Dean-Henderson\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dean Henderson<\/a>, who despite having time out on loan lower down the ladder beforehand, had a spell in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/league-football\/league12\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">League One<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/search\/Shrewsbury+Town\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shrewsbury Town<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Henderson has just put pen-to-paper on a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/08\/26\/dean-henderson-signs-new-manchester-united-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">five-year deal<\/a> with the club and looks set to challenge <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/7ba6d84e\/David-de-Gea\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David De Gea<\/a> for the number one shirt.<\/p>\n<p>Kovar has occasionally been in and around the first-team training sessions and travelling squads.<\/p>\n<h3>Coming to a Footballing Side<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;First of all, I&#8217;d like to say thank you to everyone for the nice welcome,&#8221; Kovar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swindontownfc.co.uk\/news\/2020\/august\/kovar-signs-for-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a> Swindon Town&#8217;s club website. &#8220;Even on the training ground. Everyone has been brilliant with me since I came.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was the right time to come here and get some experience in men&#8217;s football. I&#8217;m really happy the club came to me and gave me this opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The gaffer spoke to me in a pre-season game at Manchester United&#8217;s training ground and he&#8217;s a really positive guy, said he wants to play football and that&#8217;s what I&#8217;m really looking for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Swindon Town are managed by former Manchester United academy graduate Richie Wellens. Richie still has some link to United, with his son, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/deaaf449\/Charlie-Wellens\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charlie<\/a>, currently in the setup.<\/p>\n<p>The Robins won <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/league-football\/league12\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">League Two<\/a> last season and Kovar will help them in their return to League One.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"DwmfXtfFRGZ4PpD4IOYQzw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1205333060\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'DwmfXtfFRGZ4PpD4IOYQzw',sig:'k1m80DlByeYfaBpmoI0CA8R_8yBPQ2ZcsWUP0B_Oylc=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1205333060',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swindon Town have signed Matej Kovar on a season-long loan from Manchester United. The 20-year-old goalkeeper will have the opportunity to play senior football for the 2020\/21 season. Swindon Town Sign Matej Kovar on Loan The Right Club It has been well-reported that the promising Manchester United goalkeeper was heading out on loan this summer. 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