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One switch that won’t shock most Manchester United followers is a transfer for a high goalkeeper.
Other than the placing division, many felt the goalkeeping division was one other space that wanted reinforcement after final season’s struggles.
There may be uncertainty over which model of André Onana, head coach Ruben Amorim, “will get” subsequent season.
If it’s the shaky one from final time period, there will likely be lots to fret about. Nonetheless, the Portuguese coach may nonetheless depend on Inter Milan’s or Ajax’s Onana.
That stated, whereas Onana is staying, Altay Bayindir will not be.
That’s the reason United are actively seeking to signal a succesful goalkeeper to problem the Cameroon worldwide, a swoop that ought to increase the general degree of the crew’s defence.
Final season’s erratic goalkeeping contaminated United’s again line, undermining their defensive cohesion.
Keeper switch race
For days, debate has centred round Emiliano Martinez or Senne Lammens as the choice INEOS would possibly choose.
What was as soon as thought-about a good race between two extremely rated keepers now seems to be tilting in favour of Royal Antwerp’s Lammens.
For Martinez, United needed to cope with paying his £40 million asking value.
Whereas they might have thought-about doing that, it has emerged that there’s one other main impediment on this swoop, as per the Manchester Evening News, who say, “A possible switch for Emiliano Martinez has been dismissed. United purpose to keep away from elevating their wage invoice, particularly since Martinez signed a brand new contract with Villa final 12 months price over £200,000-a-week.”
United’s Premier League mortgage strategy (Lammens the fallback possibility)
Curiously, this replace comes simply after United failed of their strategy for Martinez, with Fabrizio Romano suggesting INEOS might now pivot to Lammens.
🚨 Aston Villa have rejected an strategy from Man United for Dibu Martínez on a mortgage deal.
Man United nonetheless deciding internally with skilled GK and younger GK as choices.
Lammens from Royal Antwerp stays one of many primary names. 👀
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— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 25, 2025
Lammens may very well be a shrewd signing.
He desires the transfer, has already turned down a Champions League side (Galatasaray), and given his profession stage, is unlikely to make formidable wage calls for.
Nonetheless not totally established, nonetheless to hit his ceiling, and he’s desperate to test himself in the Premier League battle, the place he may battle for a spot in United’s line-up, and sooner or later turn into the membership’s primary.
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