Manchester Unitedhave made a concrete move for Inter goalkeeperAndre Onanaand are hoping to secure a £43million Ԁєɑł, according to ɾєρօɾτs in Italy.
The Red Devils are looking to bring in a new number one this summer with David de Gea’s future at Old Trafford hanging in the balance.
Although the Spaniard has been offered a new Ԁєɑł on greatly reduced terms – which he had been expected to sign – he is still yet to put pen to paper and now has avastly more lucrative offer from Saudi Arabia.
De Gea is also aware that United want to bring in a new keeper even if he does extєɴԀ his stay, with his status as the club’s number one no longer assured.
Manager Erik ten Hag is eager to bring in a more modern goalkeeper who has better distribution, with the Dutchman’s football philosophy reliant on a keeper who can play out from the back.
United had been linked with the likes of Brentford’s David Raya and Porto shot-stopper Diogo Costa, but now Italian outletSport Mediasetare claiming a move for Onana is advancing.
Brentford had been demanding £40m for Raya even though he only has one year left on his contract, while Porto want Costa’s £64.5m release clause to be paid in full.
Inter are much more open to selling Onana and feel he is the iԀєɑł player to cash in on, having arrived at the club a year ago on a free transfer – which means any sale will be pure profit and iԀєɑł from a Financial Fair Play perspective.
According to the ɾєρօɾτ, United are ready to put up an offer worth the £43m plus bonuses that Inter are demanding and the Ԁєɑł is being driven by Ten Hag.
The Dutchman is eager to be reunited with Onana, who he managed at Ajax, and has decided he is the iԀєɑł number one.
Contact has already been made with the Cameroonian’s entourage and he is open to the switch and keen to work under Ten Hag again.
Chelsea have also been interested in Onana but have made little progress in talks over the past few weeks and there are suggestions theymay now be trying to prise Costa from Porto instead.
Ten Hag’s high opinion of Onana is said to have been crucial to United’s hierarchy accelerating their push for a Ԁєɑł with Inter and the 27-year-old is seen as the perfect fit given his outstanding distribution and composure on the ball.
