Margetson's Swansea contract expired this summer and he announced earlier this month that he would be leaving the club. Poppy Townson - MUFCJuly 27, 2026 6:00 am EDT Updated Manchester United have completed the signing of goalkeeper Kit Margetson, 20, from Swansea after agreeing a compensation package with the Championship club.Margetson’s Swansea contract expired this summer and he announced earlier this month that he would be leaving the club. Swansea are due compensation from United because of the part they played in developing Margetson, who joined their academy at Under-15 level.The teenager did not make a first-team appearance for Swansea but had a first taste of senior football on loan at Connah’s Quay Nomads last season, helping the Welsh side to qualify for European competition.Margetson made his Wales Under-21s debut against Belarus in March.The move comes after his father Martyn – who played for United’s rivals Manchester City in the 1990s and was England’s goalkeeping coach under former manager Gareth Southgate – left his role as Swansea’s head of goalkeeping at the end of last season.
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