Manchester United signed Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana from Inter Milan on Thursday in a deal that might rise to GBP 7 million ($57 million). Onana has agreed a five-year cope with the Premier League membership and can succeed David de Gea as primary at Old Trafford. United are set to pay an preliminary GBP 44 million for the 27-year-old with an extra GBP 3.5 million due in performance-related add-ons.

“To join Manchester United is an incredible honour and I have worked hard all my life to get to this moment, overcoming many obstacles along the way,” Onana mentioned in a United assertion.

“Walking out at Old Trafford to defend our goal and contribute to the team will be another amazing experience. This is the start of a new journey for me, with new teammates, and new ambitions to fight for.”

De Gea left the Red Devils earlier this month after 12 years at United.

The Spaniard struggled with Erik ten Hag’s choice to play out from the again and Onana seems a much more pure match for the Dutch coach’s philosophy.

Onana joined Barcelona as a 14-year-old after being noticed at Samuel Eto’o‘s academy in his homeland.

After failing to make the primary crew on the Camp Nou, Onana joined Ajax in 2015 and received three Eredivisie titles underneath Ten Hag within the Netherlands.

However, his profession was briefly rocked in 2021 by a doping ban for taking a banned diuretic.

Onana claimed to have unintentionally taken a drug prescribed to his spouse and had a one-year ban lowered to 9 months on enchantment on the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

He joined Inter on a free switch simply over 12 months in the past when his contract at Ajax expired.

Onana made solely 24 Serie A appearances as he shared goalkeeping duties with Samir Handanovic within the Inter captain’s ultimate 12 months on the membership.

But he was an ever-present within the Champions League, retaining eight clear sheets in 13 video games as Inter reached the ultimate for the primary time in 13 years.

Onana performed for Cameroon of their first match finally 12 months’s World Cup, however he was dropped for a disciplinary situation the remainder of the event in Qatar and subsequently introduced his worldwide retirement.

He is United’s second close-season signing after England midfielder Mason Mount arrived from Chelsea earlier in July for an preliminary £55 million.

Onana may make his first look for United of their pleasant towards Arsenal on Saturday in New Jersey.

Ten Hag can also be eager to signal a ahead earlier than the beginning of the brand new Premier League marketing campaign.

The United boss, who ended his membership’s six-year trophy drought by profitable the League Cup final season, has been linked with a bid for Atalanta’s Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund.

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