Manchester United were relaxed about further recruitment during the summer transfer window and - in any case - that prospect was always going to be governed by potential outgoings.
23.07.2023 - 05:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
After leaving Barcelona in 2015 in the pursuit of more minutes, Andre Onana's career was on the rise.
Under Erik ten Hag, Onana had established himself as Ajax's first choice and he was proving his early promise at the Catalan giants was not a flash in the pan. However, one mistake in October 2020 would cost him nearly a year of his career.
After a 2-2 draw with Atalanta in the Champions League, Onana had been suffering with a headache and, instead of waiting until he got back to Ajax's De Toekomst training ground, he decided to take a paracetamol from his kitchen. Following the session, the 'keeper undertook a routine drug doping assessment. In professional sport, these are often random and an athlete can be selected at any given moment.
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While football has not been plagued by drug doping like some other sports, UEFA still deems it to be essential in order to guarantee a fair playing field. During a training camp with Cameroon a couple of days later, Onana was informed he had failed the test.
Traces of Furosemide were found in Onana's sample, a banned substance according to UEFA's rules. The drug is banned in professional sport for two reasons; one is because it can mask the presence of performance-enhancing drugs in urine and two because it can excrete water to help someone lose weight rapidly, an issue which would be more common in combat sports.
Like Onana, Ajax were puzzled as to why this substance had been found in his body. However, when United legend Edwin van der Sar inspected his kitchen cabinet he
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