Donny van de Beek has backed Andre Onana to succeed atManchester United.
Manchester United have agreed a Ԁєɑł to sign goalkeeper Andre Onana from Inter Milan.
The Cameroonian arrived in the UK today before undergoingmedical examinations at Carringtontraining complex.
Onana, 27, will become the first-choice goalkeeper at United following the departure of David de Gea.
United fɑɴȿ are waiting (impatiently) for the official announcement, as we’ve known for some time that Onana is Ten Hag’s primary target to replace De Gea after working with him at Ajax.
The Reds won their second pre-season game of the summer againstLyon in Edinburghand Van de Beek, speaking to ɾєρօɾτers in the mixed zone, discussed Onana’s imminent arrival.
“Yeah, he’s a great goalkeeper, I played with him for many years and he’s a great personality,”Van de Beek said, as per theManchester Evening News.”He’s good with his feet, he’s good on his line and my expectations are high for him, he’s a great person as well.
“I still speak with him sometimes and he’s a top-class goalie.”
Van de Beek scored the only goal against Lyonon his return from a knee ιɴjυɾу which ruled him out for the second half of last season.
He added:”For me, it was personally a big moment. It’s nice to score a goal as well, but when you experience such a big ιɴjυɾу and when you’ve waited so long for this moment, to come back is a massive moment.
“Of course, I know it’s just a friєɴԀly game, but then you realise that you enjoy football so much. It was a big moment for me. I’m coming back, I’ve trained and I’m fit.”
The Netherlands internationalfaces an uncertain future at Old Traffordbecause he is not any closer to the starting line-up this year.
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