Manchester United are close to agreeing a deal to sign goalkeeper Andre Onana after a fee was verbally agreed, confirms Fabrizio Romano. The Red Devils are now pushing to sign the Cameroonian after letting David de Gea leave as a free agent recently.
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Manchester United Close to Andre Onana Signing
BREAKING: Manchester United are now closing in on André Onana deal as final verbal proposal has been made during talks today. 🚨🔴 #MUFC
Understand it’s €50m fee plus €5m add ons.
Structure of add ons being discussed then… done deal.
It’s imminent, as expected. 🇨🇲 pic.twitter.com/o4aRP8YCWr
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 13, 2023
United Agree Transfer Fee for Onana
The Red Devils have only been able to sign Mason Mount from Chelsea as their only official transfer business of the summer window, but it appears that they are gearing up to make their second acquisition soon.
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Romano states that the United officials presented their final verbal offer to Inter for the signing of Onana, which was around £47 million including add-ons. The two clubs are now in the process of agreeing on the structure of the add-ons that will be paid later on and once that gets over the line, a deal should be confirmed soon after.
It’s also stated by Romano that the deal is now going to be completed imminently, with the two clubs close to reaching an agreement. It has been reported that United want the Cameroonian goalkeeper to be a part of their squad that travels to the USA later in July for their pre-season games.
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What Can Onana Bring to Old Trafford?
At this point, it appears that Onana will be the first-choice goalkeeper for Erik ten Hag. He is someone who knows how to operate under the Dutch manager, and it was Ten Hag who gave him his Ajax debut.
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Onana was hailed as an ‘exceptional’ goalkeeper by Pep Guardiola last season after the role he played in helping Inter make it to the Champions League final, having kept eight clean sheets in the competition. The 27-year-old is not only a solid shot-stopper but is impressive with the ball at his feet – having a wide range of passing ability and a tendency to kick-start big chances from his goal. Those qualities could help him be a popular figure at Old Trafford.
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