Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 12:23 PM• Rian Rosendaal • Last update: 12:42

André Onana’s transfer to Arsenal seems to be only a matter of time. The NOS reports on Tuesday afternoon that the transfer will be completed after the decision of the sports tribunal CAS, following the prohibited means used by the Ajax goalkeeper last year. If the penalty is shortened from one year, the national champion can look forward to six to nine million euros. If the sanction remains, the transfer amount will allegedly amount to two million euros.

The appeal is due on Wednesday and Onana will probably also hear how long he will be suspended. Arsenal has the best credentials to do business with Ajax. Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United are also still interested, but those clubs have Keylor Navas and David De Gea keepers, respectively, who still enjoy the confidence of their trainers. Arsenal, on the other hand, would not be satisfied with the performance of Bernd Leno, so that they want to conclude the arrival of Onana in North London in the short term.

Lawyer Dolf Segaar does not see happening that Onana will be completely acquitted. “Of course you hope for an acquittal, but let’s be realistic: that’s not going to happen. I really don’t know yet, you hope for a considerable number of months less.” Herman Ram of the Dutch Doping Authority shares Segaar’s opinion. “There is no doubt that this was in the body and with that there is an offense. So acquittal seems out of the question.”

So Onana seems to have played his last match for Ajax. “He loves the club and the supporters. He has stayed with Ajax a few times while he was able to make a nice transfer. He owes a lot to Ajax. He therefore hopes the club, despite the suspension, through the front door. to leave, “his manager said in a response to the on Tuesday NOS. Onana herself was taken over from Barcelona in 2015 for 150,000 euros. It was recently announced that it is no longer an option to extend his contract in Amsterdam until 2022.

Ajax has been busy for some time to deal with the approaching departure of Onana. For example, Maarten Stekelenburg’s contract was extended by one year and Remko Pasveer came over from Vitesse. Football affairs director Marc Overmars is also working on the arrival of Jay Gorter. It Algemeen Dagblad reported last Thursday that a new and increased offer has been made to Go Ahead Eagles for the goalkeeper.