We will get our first taste of Erik ten Hag’s refined Manchester United when the new Premier League season begins this week as the Reds hope to serve up a menu of footballing progress.
19.07.2023 - 01:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United are now on the verge of announcing the signing of Inter Milan's Andre Onana.
MEN Sport understands a fee has now been agreed with the Serie A club for the Cameroonian goalkeeper with a medical to be scheduled in due course. Sources are thought to be relaxed about the situation and United know they will soon have their man to replace David de Gea.
However, things could have been a lot different if Arsenal had their way in 2021 and Onana could well have been readying himself to face Wayne Rooney's MLS All-Stars this week. Like Erik ten Hag, Mikel Arteta was on the lookout for a ball-playing goalkeeper to replace Bernd Leno.
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Unsurprisingly, Onana was highlighted as a player who was up to the task and his manager at the time at Ajax, Ten Hag, was resigned to losing him. In 2020, he said: "Andre is very important to us, of course we don't want to lose him. But it's true that the agreements were made last year.
"There is an agreement with Onana about a possible exit in case the team appears and the right price. But as far as I know, no concrete offer has been made to Ajax."
With the shot-stopper open to an exit, Arsenal circled Ajax as they tried to improve their goalkeeper ranks, with Lyon also watching on. Yet, despite certain interest, an approach never came in.
Former Ajax director Marc Overmars explained after the Gunners turned their attention to Sheffield United's Aaron Ramsdale: "Not sure if we'll get to a deal with Lyon [for Onana], there hasn't been contact for a week.
"Another club was also interested
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