PSV bring in Bundesliga goalkeeping pedigree on loan | OneFootball

PSV have signed goalkeeper Matej Kovar on loan from Bayer Leverkusen. The 25-year-old Czech international arrives in Eindhoven with an option to buy him permanently available next year.

Kovar will provide competition from the previously signed Nick Olij. Peter Bosz will decide who will become PSV’s new first-choice goalkeeper after Walter Benítez left for Crystal Palace on a free transfer.

The arrival of Kovar and Olij gives Joël Drommel the opportunity to play elsewhere. He has left PSV’s training camp in Germany and will likely join Sparta Rotterdam on loan.

Kovar was Bayer Leverkusen’s second-choice goalkeeper behind the experienced Lukas Hradecky. However, the Czech made several Champions League appearances last season. Kovar won the 2023-24 championship with the German club and also won the cup that year.

Erik ten Hag has been at the helm of Bayer Leverkusen since the summer. He has strengthened the goalkeeping squad with the addition of compatriot Mark Flekken.

GBeNeFN | Max Bradfield