Andre Onana is primed to leave Manchester United eight days after the Premier League transfer window slammed shut. The goalkeeper is reportedly set to join Turkish side Trabzonspor on loan this week.
Since he arrived at Old Trafford in 2023 from Inter Milan, the £47.2million goalkeeper has become defined by his constant errors. Last season, he faced fiery criticism for his role in a Europa League draw against Lyon, and most recently, he was at fault for one, if not two, goals during the Red Devils’ shock Carabao Cup defeat to Grimsby Town. With Belgian shot-stopper Senne Lammens signed on deadline day for £18.2m, the path was paved for Onana to leave, and although the Premier League window has shut, his exit now looks imminent.
According to reports, Onana will undergo a medical with Turkish outfit Trabzonspor on Thursday after he has played for Cameroon in a crunch World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde.
The Athletic alleges Onana will travel to Trabzon, Turkey, via Paris once he completes his international duties and pen a straight loan deal with no fee or option to buy.
It is believed that the 29-year-old could earn up to twice as much as he currently rakes in at Old Trafford, thanks to performance-based incentives attached to the move.
Onana is able to make this loan switch because, unlike the Premier League’s transfer window, which closed on September 1, the Turkish window closes on September 12, giving him plenty of time to finalise a deal.
His first match could be as early as September 14, when second-placed Trabzonspor make the daunting trip to Fenerbahce. They are unbeaten so far this campaign.
Red Devils icon Rio Ferdinand has had his say, with Onana’s exit looking likely. He stated on his Rio Ferdinand Presents YouTube channel: “I think [Omar Berrada], who is running the football operations at the club, I think he’s made the point that they’re not going to have players sitting around that are not worthy of being at the football club anymore.
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“They’re not going to have players that either aren’t good enough, haven’t performed well enough or are not the right people to be at the football club. He’s not going to have them around like bad smells. I think, for far too long, we’ve had at that at the football club.
“We’ve been forced to keep players because of bad financial situations that the club have put us in with players and we’ve had to keep them here, sit with them and had to suffer some of these players.”