Erik ten Hag wants to bring André Onana to Manchester United, journalist Jacob Steinberg reports The Guardian. The Red Devils are therefore competing with Chelsea, which has been interested in the 27-year-old goalkeeper for some time. Onana himself would prefer to play under Ten Hag again, as he has fond memories of the collaboration at Ajax. At Internazionale, the former international of Cameroon is still fixed until mid-2027, but the Italians are working on a departure with a nice transfer fee.
Onana had a good debut season at Inter, which lost 1-0 to Manchester City in the final of the Champions League last Saturday. The feline closing post kept 41 official matches in his debut season, in which he managed to keep his goal clean nineteen times. In those duels, Onana only had to fish a total of 36 times. With Inter, the goalkeeper managed to win both the Italian Cup and Super Cup. According to Transfer market is Onana, who came over transfer-free from Ajax last summer, currently worth 35 million euros.
Chelsea has been following Onana for months, there the Blues are no longer satisfied with the performance of Kepa Arrizabalaga and Édouard Mendy. Both goalkeepers are allowed to leave with a reasonable offer, although the Londoners mainly hope to say goodbye to Mendy. The Senegalese international is one of the big earners at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea previously bet on the arrival of Mike Maignan (AC Milan), but the Frenchman does not see a transfer to the English capital. According to Steinberg, Onana would rather play for United, as he liked the previous collaboration with Ten Hag at Ajax.
Onana indicated last weekend that she was happy in Milan, but the Italian superpower is struggling with financial problems. A favorable sale of the goalkeeper who came in transfer-free can help with this. At United, Onana can become the first goalkeeper under Ten Hag. The future of David de Gea as Rescue Devil is still uncertain, which means that the interest in Onana can become a lot more concrete in the coming weeks. Diogo Costa (FC Porto) is also on Ten Hag’s wish list, but the eleven-time international from Portugal seems to be a much more expensive option than Onana.