Cameroonian goalkeeper André Onana will represent Manchester United for the next five seasons, until 2028, after having played last season for Italians Inter Milan, the English soccer league club announced Thursday.
“André Onana signed a contract with Manchester United until June 2028, with an option for one more year, subject to international authorization,” said the British shield, on the official website, without disclosing the amounts involved in the transfer, although the British media indicate that the change cost around 51 million euros (EM).
Onana, who won an Italian Cup and an Italian Super Cup for the ‘Nerazzurri’ and reached the final of the last edition of the Champions League, joins Manchester United to fill the vacancy left open by the Spanish David de Gea, who ended his contract with the club after 12 years.
“Joining Manchester United is an incredible honour. I have worked hard all my life to get to this moment, overcoming many obstacles along the way. This is the start of a new journey for me, with new teammates and new ambitions for the what I hope”. will fight,” the 27-year-old goalkeeper was quoted as saying by Red Devils media.
At United, Onana will meet the coach Erik ten Hag, who trained him at Ajax, and will share a dressing room with the Portuguese Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes, the team’s new captain.
“I am excited at the opportunity to work with Erik ten Hag again and I can’t wait to contribute to the success that I know he is determined to bring to this great football club,” he said.
In his career, the Cameroonian international, who was removed from the team by coach Rigobert Song at the last World Cup, held in Qatar, experienced a difficult period in 2021, given his nine-month suspension for doping, at the time as a Ajax player.
Source: TSF
