{"id":625094,"date":"2023-07-12T14:29:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T18:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=625094"},"modified":"2023-07-12T14:35:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T18:35:28","slug":"manchester-united-andre-onana-transfer-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/12\/manchester-united-andre-onana-transfer-close\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I&#8217;ll Be Staggered&#8217;: Exciting Update on &#8216;Top Class&#8217; \u00a340 Million Manchester United Target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United are expected to complete a deal to sign Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana before leaving for their pre-season tour of the USA, claims\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ytd-ZVzQ4q8\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">BBC&#8217;s Simon Stone<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The Red Devils are in the market for a new goalkeeper after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/12903665\/david-de-gea-leaves-man-utd-spain-international-goalkeeper-announces-exit-after-failing-to-agree-new-deal#:~:text=David%20De%20Gea%20has%20left,to%20all%20Manchester%20United%20supporters.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David de Gea<\/a> was allowed to leave as a free agent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/manchester_united&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;metabet-website&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Close to Andre Onana Transfer<\/h2>\n<h3>When Could Onana Become a United Player?<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Erik ten Hag has already signed Mason Mount in the 2023 summer window. He is also on the lookout for a new first-choice goalkeeper and seems to have found an ideal target in\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/04\/manchester-united-andre-onana-greenlit\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Onana<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, who played under him at Ajax.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/07\/manchester-united-rasmus-hojlund\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Planning Opening Bid for Rasmus Hojlund Signing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stone has stated he would be surprised if the Cameroonian wasn&#8217;t unveiled as a new United player soon. He said on the Stretford Paddock podcast: &#8220;I&#8217;d be staggered if Onana doesn&#8217;t happen and I&#8217;ll be staggered if it doesn&#8217;t happen before Manchester United go to the U.S.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This is a major claim, indicating confidence that the Manchester giants should wrap up this deal shortly. The 27-year-old goalkeeper is\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.in\/football\/story\/_\/id\/37932421\/man-united-step-andre-onana-interest-amid-david-de-gea-doubts-sources\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reported to be valued<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0between \u00a340 million to \u00a350 million by Inter Milan and the Premier League heavyweights are still trying to agree a fee with the Nerazzurri over this deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Watch:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Football<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2018s prediction of how Manchester United will line up next season in Erik ten Hag\u2019s second campaign at Old Trafford:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Manchester United Will Line Up Under Erik ten Hag Next Season\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gxysc8j5UJo?start=4&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Can Onana Fill De Gea\u2019s Shoes at Old Trafford?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If he completes his move to Old Trafford soon, Onana will have a daunting task ahead of him. He would be replacing De Gea &#8211; the club&#8217;s first-choice goalkeeper for 12 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/09\/bayern-set-for-kim-min-jae-signing\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United to Miss Out on Kim Min-jae Signing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Cameroon international is a confident goalkeeper who rarely looks flustered. He kept 19 clean sheets in 41 appearances in his debut campaign for Inter, including eight in the Champions League to help them to the final. Onana was\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/manchester-united-rio-ferdinand-onana-27182272\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">hailed as &#8220;top class&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0by ex-United captain Rio Ferdinand after helping his side defeat AC Milan in the Champions League semi-finals &#8211; who also praised his passing ability and ability to play through the opposition press. He seems to have the skills to be a worthy successor to the departed Spaniard, but it remains to be seen if the deal can be finalised before the Reds depart on their pre-season tour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"NNMm3AGVQo1Pd4HTOzWnlA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1497501709\" 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:'NNMm3AGVQo1Pd4HTOzWnlA',sig:'Cah5nQDJVxKnqhBIhUlSAZ6DtoRLyR5LThc4lm4vHxo=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1497501709',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Main image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/94MnEt\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul on Flickr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are expected to complete a deal to sign Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana before leaving for their pre-season tour of the USA, claims\u00a0BBC&#8217;s Simon Stone. The Red Devils are in the market for a new goalkeeper after David de Gea was allowed to leave as a free agent. 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