Manchester United have made a verbal proposal of £34million plus add ons for Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana.
Erik ten Hag is eager to get his desired number one in before the start of pre season. And talks are now underway with Onana keen to move. Although, they don’t anticipate it being a very quick process.
United have not yet made their offer in writing as they assess the Italian club’s demands. But the opening gambit is understood to consist of £34m plus a further £5m in add ons.
Andre Onana would be an instant upgrade over De gea
United have been looking at cheaper alternatives including the likes of Feyenoord’s Justin Bijlow. And Kevin Trapp at Frankfurt, but Onana is Ten Hag’s preference having worked with him at Ajax.
Manchester United’s goalkeeping situation is up in the air. This after long-term No 1 David de Gea was allowed to let his contract run down and expire.
That has elevated Andre Onana to the top of United’s list for a new goalie. Onana ticks plenty of boxes for Erik ten Hag and he is one former player there should be few misgivings about.
Onana has Champions League semi-final and final pedigree. As well as experience in the footballing hotbeds of Amsterdam and Milan. The Uefa technical report for the Champions League final said:
“The evolution of the goalkeeper goes on with Inter’s André Onana, less a sweeper-keeper than a holding midfielder.“
Goalkeepers are increasingly taking higher positions as they help make the play and Onana embodied this shift in the final – one of five matches in Inter’s campaign in which he completed 30 or more passes.”
Onana is eminently gettable. Sell Dean Henderson and bid farewell to De Gea. And United bank the best part of £30m for the former and save around £390,000 in wages on the pair. That frees up funds for Onana with Inter Milan’s finances so dire they posted losses of almost £340m for the last two years.
