{"id":609503,"date":"2022-01-31T19:01:28","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T00:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=609503"},"modified":"2022-01-31T19:01:28","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T00:01:28","slug":"matej-kovar-burton-albion-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/31\/matej-kovar-burton-albion-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"Matej Kovar Signs New Manchester United Contract and Joins Burton Albion on Loan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/31\/manchester-united-alvaro-fernandez-loan\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> goalkeeper Matej Kovar has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/matej-kovar-joins-burton-albion-on-loan-on-31-january-2022\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed a new contract<\/a> and joined <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/12\/29\/gary-mcsheffrey-doncaster-rovers-league-one\/\" target=\"_self\">League One<\/a> side Burton Albion on loan for the remainder of the 2021\/22 season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/08\/28\/swindon-town-sign-manchester-united-goalkeeper-matej-kovar-on-loan\/\" target=\"_self\">Kovar<\/a> will get his second taste of League One football after a stint with Swindon Town last season.<\/p>\n<h2>Matej Kovar Extends Manchester United Stay and Joins Burton Albion on Loan<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f Burton Albion are delighted to confirm the signing of goalkeeper Matej Kovar on loan until the end of the season from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ManUtd<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Burton Albion, Matej!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BAFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BAFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Burton Albion FC (@burtonalbionfc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/burtonalbionfc\/status\/1488296728608620545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Kovar in Second Loan Spell<\/h3>\n<p>Following that stay at Swindon Town, which was cut short, Matej Kovar&#8217;s move to Burton is a second spell away from Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old goalkeeper is approaching a senior debut for the Czech Republic after impressing at U21 level for his country. Kovar went on a run of games without conceding and was promoted to the senior squad, though remains yet to make his first appearance on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>He played 21 times for a struggling Swindon Town last season, keeping just one clean sheet and conceding 43 goals.<\/p>\n<p>Kovar is a goalkeeper with significant potential and he will be looking to put that less than ideal spell with Swindon behind him on a second tasting of senior football. His potential highlighted by Manchester United&#8217;s decision to extend his contract before he went out on loan.<\/p>\n<p>Kovar&#8217;s deal was due to run until the summer of 2022 but will now last until June 2023, with the option of another year.<\/p>\n<p>United have history in loaning goalkeepers out to Burton Albion with Republic of Ireland international Kieran O&#8217;Hara having taken the same route a few seasons ago. O&#8217;Hara has made 61 appearances in his time at the club but none this season &#8211; with the side under new management, he hasn&#8217;t been the preferred option and was sent out on an emergency loan to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/11\/05\/keith-hill-scunthorpe-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Scunthorpe United<\/a> towards the end of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Burton boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk\/news\/2022\/january\/3101-kovar\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">burtonalbionfc.co.uk<\/a>: &#8220;Kovar will come in and make life hard for Ben (Garratt) and provide some good competition at the club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He will add some great competition, he is a young keeper and we felt like we needed another one in the door.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"pwQXq9x9SiZliLrivym1ZQ\" 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:'pwQXq9x9SiZliLrivym1ZQ',sig:'6hpKtKiXKuvJkpykIvsfDxGV-zrZWuOwagnRMKx4-pU=',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>Manchester United goalkeeper Matej Kovar has signed a new contract and joined League One side Burton Albion on loan for the remainder of the 2021\/22 season. 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