‘Horrendous’ – Pundit tees off on Andre Onana ahead of Man United exit
Andre Onana is nearing his exit from Manchester United as the goalkeeper looks set to swap England for Turkey in a loan move to Trabzonspor.
Onana has fallen out of favour with Ruben Amorim this season, with the Portuguese coach favouring Altay Bayindir as his number one in the opening three Premier League games of the season.
Onana’s only start came in Man United’s embarrassing cup exit to Grimsby Town, and the arrival of Senne Lammens on deadline has pushed the Cameroonian further down the pecking order.
Football Insider exclusively revealed that Onana had been offered to West Ham by Man United late in the transfer window, but the 29-year-old now looks set to move to Turkey instead.
Andre Onana’s time in Manchester nears an end
Onana joined United from Inter in 2023, reuniting with his former Ajax head coach Erik ten Hag in a deal worth just above £45 million.
Speaking on ESPN FC, former Manchester City and Queens Park Rangers defender Nedem Onuoha gave his verdict on Onana’s time at Old Trafford.
Onuoha said: “If he ends up leaving what a horrendous spell that’s been, I remember when he first came over and he played in the Champions League final for Inter and was such a big part of what they were about and before that when he was at Ajax.
“Then to come to United and not leave any sort of legacy is hugely disappointing from his standpoint, and with a replacement coming in, in Lammens that’s tough,” he continued.
“You’ve been replaced this early with a new manager, but we can see why, we can see the errors we can see the confidence being drained away from and the confidence of the manager losing faith in what he can be as a goalkeeper.
“When he first came in we all thought he’d help United with their build up, but in the two years he’s been there we’ve not seen that, so he’s ended up being classed as a flop which is a shame from his perspective.
“He should’ve enjoyed those years he could’ve been helping United get on to that next level but instead he ends up joining a list of goalkeepers who have been a parody at United.”
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Football Insider verdict
Onana’s time at United has been littered with cheap and costly individual errors from the former Ajax shot stopper, which have cost the club in key matches.
The FA Cup winner was part of Erik ten Hag’s side that never truly found their rhythm during the Dutchman’s time at the Theatre of Dreams.
| Andre Onana 24/25 | |
| Matches | 34 |
| Goals conceded | 44 |
| Post-shot xG | 44 |
| Passes launched % | 65.8 |
| Crosses stopped % | 5.5 |
Ten Hag made way for Amorim who has faced similar goalkeeping issues from his two goalkeepers and now it appears both Onana and Bayindir will be out of the door before long.
Lammens joins from Royal Antwerp with a pedigree that’s relatively unknown and the pressure on the 23-year-old Belgian will be like nothing he’s ever experienced before.