Andr\u00e9 Onana is reportedly planning a bid to reclaim Manchester United\u2019s starting goalkeeper role when he returns from loan this summer. The 29-year-old, who joined United from Inter in 2023 for \u00a347.2 million ($63.7 million), is said to believe he will be given a fair chance to impress the new manager following the departure of Ruben Amorim.<\/p>\n
Trabzonspor are thought to want to sign Onana permanently, but the goalkeeper appears to be aiming for a Premier League comeback instead. That prospect is complicated by the presence of Senne Lammens, who has been presented as the opposite profile to Onana: a 23-year-old defined by composure and steadiness rather than high-risk interventions.<\/p>\n
Onana\u2019s time at Old Trafford has been marked by a series of costly errors, and those mistakes contributed to the decision-makers at the club seeking a change. Lammens has provided the calm the defence needed, delivering five clean sheets in 22 games across all competitions and offering the kind of reliability that restored confidence to the back line.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou want a goalkeeper to be reliable, trustworthy and, instead of creating the chaos, you want him to take the chaos away and calm things down,\u201d interim boss Michael Carrick said of Lammens recently. \u201cI think Senne is that.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s quite quiet at times and unassuming but he\u2019s got a real steeliness. To step in, it\u2019s a big role\u2014for some.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carrick has signalled his preference for Lammens over Onana, but the loanee\u2019s future may be decided by the club\u2019s next permanent manager and the recruitment hierarchy above the dugout. The debate over coaching control that contributed to Amorim\u2019s departure will shape how much influence any incoming head coach has over transfers.<\/p>\n
United\u2019s next permanent manager will be made to understand the club structure. Their transfer involvement will not be non-existent, but they will bow to the opinion of United\u2019s recruitment team, spearheaded by director of football Jason Wilcox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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